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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
The
Tyne
The Tyne
EH-L 100. 147
x 198 mm. Etching and drypoint, 1922. Signed in pencil. One of
the five plates comprising The Arteries of Great
Britain, edition of 425. Printed in brown-black
ink, with selectively wiped plate tone, on cream wove
paper.
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Additional
Information about the Print
View
looking down on the open Swing Bridge, from the
High Level Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne. Timber
and coal being carried by boat.
The
other four titles in the 1922 “The Arteries
of Great Britain” series are:
- The
Thames (EH-L 99)
(The Port of London from the Surrey side, looking
towards the Customs House)
- The Forth (EH-L
101)
(With the Forth Bridge, a submarine and distant
battleships)
- The
Clyde (EH-L 102)
(With Russell’s Shipyard at Greenock)
- The Mersey (EH-L
103)
(With the St George’s landing stage,
and the Liver and Cunard Buildings)
A
complete set of The
Arteries ..., in the original portfolio,
is currently available. (Click here to
visit). The individual titles from the set
are each listed separately in this exhibition,
and can be visited by clicking the title links
listed above. Currently, only a separate impression
of The Mersey is
available for purchase. |
