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Egham

1859

Francis Seymour Haden

(British, 1818–1910)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
etching and drypoint
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1921.149
Catalogue raisonné
Schneiderman 20
State
Between v and vi/x
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Francis Seymour Haden worked professionally as a surgeon, experimenting avidly with etching in his spare time. He took up the medium while it was experiencing a major revival of interest in London, and he quickly developed an artistic reputation that outweighed his medical work. Most of Haden’s prints were landscapes. In this work, he cleanly wiped ink from the plate to suggest the sun’s bright light and reflection over the river.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink on cream paper depicts a calm river lined with dense, dark trees. On our right, two flat-bottomed boats rest near the bank. Thin, vertical lines reflect the far shore's foliage and a lone post in the water. Fine, hatching strokes form clouds in the upper sky, while small, V-shaped marks suggest birds flying toward our left. A signature is etched in the bottom right.

Egham

1859

Francis Seymour Haden

(British, 1818–1910)
England, 19th century

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