The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 16, 2026

A dark brown ink etching depicts a weathered stone column capital. Its central sculpture features a textured head with wide eyes and a flat nose, flanked by carved foliage and a partial face. Intricate lines and heavy shadows create a creased, pitted surface. Below, stylized letters spell "ROMANESQUE" within a horizontal border. The composition captures the archaic quality of aged stone, set against a background that darkens at the top.

Miniature Series No. 36: Portrait of a Romanesque Capital

1946

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
published by

David Strang

(British, 1887–1967)
America
etching
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2009.721
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
Catalogue raisonné: Fletcher, 397
Location: Not on view
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