Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Sir David Young Cameron, 1865–1945, British
Title:
The Chimera of Amiens
Date:
1910
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, upper center: "Casa Niccolaj."; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "The Demon Amiens"; inscribed in pen on vero, upper right: "Vitale de Cherubius Niccolaj, nel 1632 | serafino di serafino Niccolaj nel 1679"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.126
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
king (person) | musician | buildings | cathedral | chimneys (architectural elements) | cross (object) | bird's-eye view | gables (architectural elements) | gargoyles | church | trefoils | parapet | buttress | statues | architectural subject | balusters | railings | rooftop | roofs
Associated Places:
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens | Amiens | Somme | Picardie | France | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:33613