Mission San Antonio de Padua

1883

Henry Chapman Ford

Associated Names
Henry Chapman Ford

Artist, American, 1828 - 1894

The image shows a landscape with a large building at the center, possibly a mission or historical structure. In the background, mountains are visible. The etching technique used creates detailed lines for the architecture and tree on the left. The color scheme is mainly sepia tones. In the foreground, there is open ground with patches of grass leading to a fenced area and a tree. The building's design includes arches and a cross on the roof. The sky has smooth shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.46 × 32.39 cm (6 7/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 32.54 × 44.45 cm (12 13/16 × 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.931

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ford 1961, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1961

  • Ford, Henry Chapman. Etchings of California. California: Edward Selden Spaulding, 1961, no. 19.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: H.C. Ford '83; lower right in plate: San Antonio da Padua

Wikidata ID

Q77011471

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