Mytton Hall

1859

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image shows a scene with an arched entrance in the center, surrounded by foliage and shadows. The etching work is intricate with thin lines creating texture and light and shadow play. The color palette is warm sepia. A pathway leads to the archway, bordered by spheres. Trees partially obscure the view with branches and leaves casting shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in brown

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.6 × 33.6 cm (8 1/2 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4750

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983, no. 19, State i/v


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 185.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 93.

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

Q64956106

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