Cavendish Church by John Taylor Arms

Cavendish Church by John Taylor Arms

Cavendish Church

John Taylor Arms

Title

Cavendish Church

 
Artist
Year
1943  
Technique
etching 
Image Size
9 1/2 x 5 1/2" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower center right 
Edition Size
special proof-annotated II; edition 155 
Annotations
Pencil titled and annotated "To my friend John W. Winkler master of etching, this print is dedicated—John Taylor Arms 1948" and also bears the logo stamp of the John Taylor Arms special collection. 
Reference
Fletcher 381; English Series #11 
Paper
cream laid with "AL" in a circle watermark. 
State
II/II 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
JW273 
Price
SOLD
Description

Cavendish Church was done in 1944. Arms printed 2 proofs in the first state and 11 proofs of the second state. Arms and Charles White printed the first state and Master Printer David Strang printed the second, this impression. It was printed in the second state in 155 impressions. It is part of his English Series, #2. There were a total of 15 images in the series. Arms mentioned that he spent 236 hours on the 1st state and an additional 53-3/4 hours on the second.

This impression is a Personal Proof, numbered "II" in the lower left. In the lower margin Arms inscribed in pencil: "Cavendish Church / To my friend John W. Winkler, master of etching, this print is dedicated—John Taylor Arms 1948”. It is assumed that Arms would select an exceptional impression to give to a fellow etcher he so admired.

To the right of the inscription is stamped a "JTA" in a circle logo that Arms used to designate a special impression. To the right of that is a pencil "sp" annotation, indicating that the printer was David Strang.

St. Mary the Virgin's Church is a parish church, located in Cavendish, Suffolk, England. The oldest parts date back to 1300 and the building of the chancel was facilitated by Sir John Cavendish in 1380, who was beheaded for murdering the Wat Taylor, leader of the Peasants' Revolt. When the news reached Suffolk, the local peasants angrily pursued Sir John. He managed to reach the door to St Mary's church and grasped the sanctuary ring, which, according to legal custom, should have given him protection from the mob. Unfortunately for Sir John, the peasants ignored the sanctuary custom, and hauled him away from the church. It has undergone redos in the 16th and the 20th centuries. The 600-year-old door still has its original ironwork. It still functions as a church today.