Old Chelsea, Out of Whistler's Window (Battersea Reach)

1863

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image shows a high perspective, potentially from a window, overlooking a town with buildings including a church steeple. The style is reminiscent of etching, with detailed line work depicting textures in the sky and water. The color palette is monochromatic in varying shades of sepia. Boats are docked near the water's edge, while others are seen on the river. The sky above has dynamic etched lines representing light and clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.8 × 27.5 cm (8 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4743

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 48, State iv/xii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as Battersea Reach.

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

Q64956087

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