Ludgate Hill by Joseph Pennell
Ludgate Hill
Joseph Pennell
Title
Ludgate Hill
Artist
Joseph Pennell
1857 - 1926 (biography)Year
1906
Technique
etching
Image Size
10 9/16 x 8 1/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
not stated, probably 60 proofs
Annotations
Reference
Wuerth/Pennell 418; Library of Congress 968
Paper
ivory laid
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
21238
Price
$400.00
Description
This etching was trimmed to small margins (1/8") and the signature is on a tab in the lower right, similar to many of Whistler's works.
Ludgate Hill is the name of a street which runs between St. Paul's Churchyard and Ludgate Circus (built in 1864), from where it becomes Fleet Street. It was formerly a much narrower street called Ludgate Street.
This is a view of the Ludgate Hill from Circus railway bridge. The iron railway bridge took passing trains through to Blackfriars and Holborn. Ludgate Hill station and its approach on New Bridge Street closed to the public in 1929, travellers preferring to use alternative nearby stations. The steeple of Sir Christopher Wren's St. Martin's is in the background, with St. Paul's dome at the left.