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Black and white etching from a Gothic tower looking over a town's rooftops, with gargoyles and birds in front and rolling hills and a distant church tower behind.

Cathedral at Wells, England

A finely hatched etching seen from high above a cathedral's Gothic tower, with gargoyles and perched birds in the foreground. Rooftops and chimneys stretch toward rolling hills, where a distant church tower rises under a hazy, finely hatched sky.

Artist
George Marples
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2560 × 1956 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Catedral de Wells, Inglaterra

Un aguafuerte de trazos finos visto desde lo alto de la torre gótica de una catedral, con gárgolas y aves posadas en primer plano. Tejados y chimeneas se extienden hacia colinas onduladas, donde se alza una torre de iglesia lejana bajo un cielo brumoso.

Português: Catedral de Wells, Inglaterra

Uma gravura em água-forte de hachuras finas, vista do alto da torre gótica de uma catedral, com gárgulas e aves pousadas em primeiro plano. Telhados e chaminés se estendem até colinas onduladas, onde se ergue uma torre de igreja distante sob um céu nebuloso.