A Sunset in Ireland

1863

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image depicts a natural scene with a wide perspective of the landscape. A river winds through the middle ground, flanked by trees. Fine engravings and cross-hatched lines create texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, ranging from black to white to convey light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.8 x 29.7 cm (5 13/16 x 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.145.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 47, State xiii/xiv?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 15, 1975; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

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

Inscriptions

lower left in plat: Seymour Haden 1863; lower right in graphite: Seymour Haden; lower right verso in graphite: H 51 ii/2

Wikidata ID

Q76339990

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