The image shows a black and white etching of a traditional building with a pitched roof, seen from a frontal point of view. The roof has several dormer windows that align symmetrically. The building is centrally positioned and dominates the composition. Detailed trees surround the building, with branches extending upwards. A wooden fence and small shrubs and trees are in front of the building. The etched lines are precise and fine, creating texture and depth in the architectural details and trees. The monochromatic palette adds elegance, with intricate linework capturing light and shadow…

Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Williamsburg, Old Raleigh Tavern

Earl Horter (American, 1881 - 1940)

Medium: etching
Classification: Print
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art

More by Earl Horter

See all

More like this

See all