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This is a drawing of an architectural courtyard scene. The courtyard has various structural elements including a wooden balcony with a lattice design on the left, stairs leading up to it, a large window on the right showing an interior space, and a partially open door below the window. In the foreground, there is a wooden table with containers. The scene suggests everyday life in a historical or old-world environment.
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This is a drawing of an architectural courtyard scene. The courtyard has various structural elements including a wooden balcony with a lattice design on the left, stairs leading up to it, a large window on the right showing an interior space, and a partially open door below the window. In the foreground, there is a wooden table with containers. The scene suggests everyday life in a historical or old-world environment.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Old Courtyard (New Orleans)

Charles Henry White

Date
1906
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 242 x 175 mm sheet: 335 x 265 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.5038
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Door
  • Window
  • Table
  • Building
  • Figures
Inscription

Inscribed: "An Old Courtyard, NO." in pencil, lower right corner; "4th State" in pencil, lower left corner; "4th" in pencil, lower right corner; signed: "White/-06-" in plate; "C H White del et imp." in pencil, lower center

NGA object ID 148381. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.