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Gloria Ecclesiae Antiquae (a.k.a.: "Gloria: Saint Riquier" & "The Church of Saint Riquier") by John Taylor Arms

Gloria Ecclesiae Antiquae (a.k.a.: Gloria: Saint Riquier & The Church of Saint Riquier) by John Taylor Arms

Gloria Ecclesiae Antiquae (a.k.a.: "Gloria: Saint Riquier" & "The Church of Saint Riquier")

John Taylor Arms

Title

Gloria Ecclesiae Antiquae (a.k.a.: "Gloria: Saint Riquier" & "The Church of Saint Riquier")

 
Artist

John Taylor Arms

  1887 - 1953 (biography)
Year
1937  
Technique
etching 
Image Size
13 7/8 x 8 5/8" platemark 
Signature
pencil l.r. 
Edition Size
175 
Annotations
dedicated see provenance; "III" in L.L., "Gloria" (Church at St. Riquier, France)/Third State, before the inscription was removed 
Reference
Fletcher 307; French Church Series #39 
Paper
J. Whatman watermarked laid 
State
Third of Four 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
9711 
Price
SOLD
Description
French Church Series #39; dedicated: "To my friend William J. Schaldach, / with sincerest appreciation / John Taylor Arms - 1937". An excellent impression, given to a close friend and fellow etcher whose work Arms admired. Arms, a trained and working architect, created a series of 55 intricate etchings of churches and cathedrals throughout France. For more information on Arms see our Biography above. Saint Riquier is located near Abbyville, Somme in northern France. Famous for its abbey it was built in 625 by Riquier, the son of the town's governor. It is an excellent example of Gothic architecture from the 15th century.