Kensington Gardens, No. 1

1859

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image depicts a view through a grove of tall, mature trees with thick trunks and branches extending upward to create a canopy of leaves. The trees frame a large, classical-style building in the distance. The building features tall windows and a symmetrical form, situated along the obscured horizon line. The artwork uses an etching technique with fine lines to render textures and shadows, creating depth in the scene. The color palette is monochromatic, using various shades of black and gray to emphasize the contrast between the dark trees and the lighter building in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16 × 11.8 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.6 × 14.8 cm (8 1/8 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.156

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983: no. 15, State v/x?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Seymour Haden. London: Garton & Co., 1983: no.15, v/x?

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Seymour Haden,1859, Kensington Garden; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 73.114

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