Kent
c. 1929
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View on museum website →Medium
wood engraving in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 16.51 × 22.23 cm (6 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 21.11 × 26.04 cm (8 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1418
Art Historical Context
**Kent**, a wood engraving by Charles William Taylor from around 1929, captures essence of the English county of Kent through intricate black lines on wove paper. Measuring just over 6½ by 8¾ inches, this intimate print exemplifies the precision of wood engraving—a technique where artists incise fine details directly into the end grain of wood blocks, allowing for sharp contrasts and delicate textures rivaling pen-and-ink drawings. Taylor, a skilled British printmaker active in the early 20th century, contributed to a revival of this medium amid the interwar fascination with pastoral scenes an...