Old Willesley House

1865

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The scene depicts a pastoral landscape with gentle slopes, a cluster of buildings, and a high horizon line. The rooftops of rustic houses and tall trees stand out against the sky. The image features fine, detailed lines characteristic of etching. The color palette is monochrome with varying intensities of black and light brown. Grazing animals are depicted in the foreground, with cottages and foliage in the middle ground. The background merges with the sky, which is lightly clouded.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Milton M. Gottesman

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 25.1 cm (6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 20 x 26.9 cm (7 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.83.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 92, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Milton M. Gottesman, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2006.

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 right in plate: Willesley S. Haden 1865; lower left in graphite: Seymour Haden / (not deciphered)

Markings

Haden's stamp: Lugt 1049

Wikidata ID

Q76339985

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