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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
The
Strand
The
Strand
E
H-L 121. 115 x 179 mm. Etching, 1924.
Signed in pencil at the blank foot of the plate.
Published by H C Dickins. Printed with plate tone
on cream wove paper. One pale fox mark, mount-staining
and other small defects in the margins of the sheet.
£750
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Additional
Information about the Print
Exhibited at the Fine Art Society 1924 group show
of Etchings.
The
Gibbs church of St. Mary-le-Strand , a corner
of Somerset House and the Gaiety Theatre covered
in scaffolding. The theatre, like many of those
once in the Strand, has since been pulled down.
Today Citibank House is on the site.
One
of the six subjects comprising the London
'set'.
(EH-L 120-125).
The
other five subjects in the ‘set’ are:
- Whitehall (with the Cenotaph)
- Trafalgar
Square (also included in this
exhibition)
- Horseguards (also
included in this exhibition)
- Piccadilly
Circus (with the Criterion Theatre)
- Bank (with the Royal Exchange)
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