Whistler's House at Old Chelsea

1863

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image shows a riverbank with small boats moored along the water's edge. A bridge extends to the right, leading to structures and foliage in the distance. The artist uses detailed linework in the etching to create texture and depth. Buildings with chimney-topped roofs are seen near the boats, suggesting an urban setting. The color palette is monochromatic, using only shades of black and white. There are figures interacting with the boats near the water, adding a sense of human presence to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 × 33.3 cm (6 7/8 × 13 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 × 35.2 cm (7 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.157

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983: no. 50, State vii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Sargent's Contemporaries, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 4 June - 28 August 1983, unpublished checklist, no. 12.

Bibliography

1983

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Seymour Haden. London: Garton & Co., 1983: no. 50, vii/vii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Whistler's House at Old Chelsea Seymour Haden ft. an. 1863; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 73.115

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