Mission Santa Barbara

1883

Henry Chapman Ford

Associated Names
Henry Chapman Ford

Artist, American, 1828 - 1894

The image is a landscape print depicting a view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is positioned towards the upper third of the image, where mountains meet the sky. Architectural structures with arches and bell towers are set against the mountains. The technique used involves fine brushstrokes or etching, providing detail to both buildings and the landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of brown and sepia. A pathway leads into the scene, bordered by rocks and sparse vegetation. Beyond, the landscape opens into cultivated land and scattered trees, guiding the view towards the structures and mountains in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.16 × 30.32 cm (7 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.07 × 44.13 cm (12 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.934

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ford 1961, no. 9


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. 9.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q77013095

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