Breaking Up of the Agamemnon

1870

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image displays a maritime scene with a ship in the foreground on the right side. Additional smaller vessels are seen in the distance on the left, leading up to a city skyline. The horizon line is low, near the base of the buildings and ships on the skyline. The sky has dynamic cloud patterns with swirling lines. The color palette is primarily sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (copper) in dark brown

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22 × 43 cm (8 11/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4733

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 133, State iv/xi

Artwork history & notes

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64956062

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