Breaking Up of the Agamemnon

1870

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image shows a harbor with a large ship in the center. The horizon is in the upper third of the image with other vessels around the ship. The etching technique is used to depict fine details of the ship, water, and structures. The color scheme is mainly sepia. Smaller boats are near us on the water, with waves lightly etched. In the distance, more ships and a domed building can be seen against a sky with swirling cloud patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (copper) in dark brown

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of John Ellerton Lodge

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.2 × 48.5 cm (10 5/16 × 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.18.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 133, State x/xi

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1910

  • Harrington, H. Nazeby. The engraved Work of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.E., an illustrated and descriptive catalogue. Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1910.

1983

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Seymour Haden. London: Garton & Co., 1983.

Wikidata ID

Q65508420

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