The Cabin

1877

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image depicts a rural scene with a low horizon showing buildings in the distance, a dog near a barrel, a large tree providing shade, and an old stone structure with a wooden door. The brushstrokes give an etching-like appearance with a monochromatic color palette of sepia and black. The path leads towards the horizon, adding depth to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 x 20.4 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.5 x 31.6 cm (8 1/16 x 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 163, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tracy Dows (Lugt 2427)

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Seymour Haden / 1877; below image, lower right in graphite: Seymour Haden; by later hands, lower center in graphite: The Cabin; lower left in graphite: B.153; lR / /in graphite: 911; lLv//in graphite: D. En / a 65853; lCv//in graphite: 72; lRv//in graphite: 46

Wikidata ID

Q74891868

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