Quebec
1887
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1887
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This small black-and-white etching shows a quiet Quebec street. Brick houses line a dirt road. A single lamppost stands in the middle. The shadows stretch long in the late afternoon light. Stephen Parrish made this while visiting Quebec in 1887. He used etching—a way to scratch lines into a metal plate, then ink it. The lines are soft, but you can still feel the cool air and quiet. Want to see more like this? Look up Parrish, Stephen.
