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The Entrance to the Hall, Lincoln's Inn.

  • ARTIST: Joseph Pennell

  • MEDIUM: Etching.

    DATE: 1905.

  • EDITION SIZE: Edition 75. Image size 11 x 8 9/16" (27.8 x 21.7 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Unsigned. The Entrance to the Hall, Lincoln’s Inn is a finely detailed 19th-century architectural engraving depicting the grand Gothic Revival gateway leading into the historic Hall of Lincoln’s Inn, one of London’s four Inns of Court. The view captures the intricate stone tracery and Tudor-style embellishments of the entrance, which was designed by Philip Hardwick and completed in 1845. Beyond the gate, the composition offers a glimpse of the Hall’s soaring windows and the tranquil courtyard, evoking the dignity and long legal tradition associated with the institution. The print stands as both a tribute to English collegiate architecture and a record of one of the capital’s enduring centers of law and scholarship.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 16 x 20 inch mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Very good condition.

  • REFERENCE: Wuerth 363.