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This is an etching of a village scene with rooftops and a tower in the center. In the distance, hills and a cloudy sky can be seen. The style features detailed lines and textures, with a monochrome color palette. Two figures are visible, one reading a book and the other leaning on a railing. Leafy branches frame the scene in the top right corner.
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This is an etching of a village scene with rooftops and a tower in the center. In the distance, hills and a cloudy sky can be seen. The style features detailed lines and textures, with a monochrome color palette. Two figures are visible, one reading a book and the other leaning on a railing. Leafy branches frame the scene in the top right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Medieval Town

Elizabeth Fyfe

Date
1926
Medium
etching and engraving in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.54 × 23.81 cm (8 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.) sheet: 27.94 × 38.26 cm (11 × 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.19.1179
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • architecture
  • British
  • Landscape
  • Cityscape
  • Church
  • Woman
  • engraving
  • Tree
  • Book
  • Buildings
  • cityscape
Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Elizabeth Fyfe; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: S.20125 A Medieval Town

Marks

stamped center left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

NGA object ID 183786. 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.