Garden, Mission Santa Barbara

1888

Henry Chapman Ford

Associated Names
Henry Chapman Ford

Artist, American, 1828 - 1894

The image shows a courtyard surrounded by mission-style architecture. The horizon is made up of roofs and bell towers. The brushstrokes are detailed, highlighting the texture of the buildings and plants. The etching is monochromatic with sepia tones. In the foreground, there is a path with plants leading to two figures and a well. In the background, there are archways and a tall tree near the main building structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.54 × 18.26 cm (4 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.15 × 39.69 cm (10 11/16 × 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.925

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ford 1961, no. 13

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. 13.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: H.C. Ford '88; lower right in graphite: Henry Chapman Ford

Wikidata ID

Q77011807

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