Artist: Alfred Dawson (British, 1843-1931).
Title: Beverley Minster, East Yorkshire
Medium: Antique etching on wove paper.
Dimensions: Image Size 3 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 13 x 15 inches
Framing: This piece has bee professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-third of all English cathedrals and is regarded as a Gothic masterpiece.
Alfred Dawson was a nineteenth century British etcher and painter of landscapes and topographical views. He was the son of Henry Dawson (1811-1878) and younger brother of Henry Thomas Dawson. He studied under his father who was a marine and landscape painter. Alfred exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1860 until 1889. Dawson also exhibited at Suffolk Street and the British Institute as well as at various other venues throughout the British Isles.