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Dundrum River and the Two Asses

1863

Francis Seymour Haden

(British, 1818–1910)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
etching with pencil
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1922.146
Catalogue raisonné
Schneiderman 46A and 46B
State
i-ii/ii
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, work, he worked experimentally, combining two separate prints (from a plate that had been cut in two) and drawing on the image in graphite to further reconsider the composition.
A horizontally oriented etching with pencil depicts a wooded landscape bisected by a vertical line. In the foreground left, two donkeys stand beneath dense, towering trees. A river curves from the center toward the lower right, reflecting the dark, hatch-marked sky. The left side features loose, gestural pencil sketches, while the right side displays intricate, dark ink hatching and shaded foliage, creating a stark contrast in detail across the scene.

Dundrum River and the Two Asses

1863

Francis Seymour Haden

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

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