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The Great Screen & Choir, Burgos

Albany E. Howarth

1927

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Early Modern Interior

Dominant colour

The Great Screen & Choir, Burgos is a 1927 ink by Albany E. Howarth, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Albany E. Howarth
When & what style?: 1927
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This etching shows Burgos Cathedral’s vast choir and the Great Screen behind it. The artist carved tiny details into a metal plate, inked it, and pressed paper onto it. Light and shadow play across stone and wood. Howarth used drypoint here. He scratched directly into the plate with a needle. That leaves a rough edge, called a burr, which holds extra ink. The burr softens lines, making them look fuzzy. Check how Howarth compares to Rembrandt’s etchings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.