The Village Ford

1881

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image shows a wooden bridge extending diagonally across the scene from the right. A cow stands in shallow water next to the bridge, while a person walks away from the viewer along the path. The horizon is not clearly defined, with the sky meeting the trees at a higher point in the composition. The illustration features detailed linework, cross-hatched shading, and textures defining the wooden structures and trees. The color palette is monochromatic, mainly consisting of sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Milton M. Gottesman

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 26 cm (6 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 28 x 34.5 cm (11 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.83.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 202, State v/v?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Milton M. Gottesman, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Harrington, H. Nazeby. The engraved Work of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.E., an illustrated and descriptive catalogue. Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1910.

1983

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Seymour Haden. London: Garton & Co., 1983.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Seymour Haden; lower right in plate: Seymour Haden 1881

Wikidata ID

Q76339981

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