Image
Description
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.114
- Title
- A Sunset in Ireland
- Artist
- Sir Francis Seymour Haden
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1818-1910
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1863
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- Signed: Seymour Haden Inscribed and signed: 44 rare intermediate state S.H. Signed on plate: Seymour Haden Collector's mark: Sir W.R. Drake (Lugt 2743), Watermark: Shield, etc.
- Dimensions
- 13.8 cm x 21.4 cm (5 7/16 in. x 8 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification and Primary Object Type
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Printintaglio print
- Physical Description
- A river starts at the bottom of the composition, taking up the foreground, and then winds back into the middle of the composition. A tree on the left bank of the river hangs down over the edge, its leaves almost touching the water. Reflections of the trees and banks can be seen along the edges of the river. In the background is a more heavily wooded area, and some birds can be seen in the sky. One bird is located in the middle of the sky, while a cluster of faintly depicted birds can be seen on the right. The edges of the composition mostly fade into simple hatching and line work, especially along the banks of the river in the bottom corners of the page, and where the trees meet the edges of the page on the left and right.
- Subject Matter
- Haden was a surgeon, and so had no artistic background or education. However, later in his life, he began to study the works of classic engravers, including Rembrandt and Durer. His vigorous study and talent helped to bring about the revival of etching in England, and resulted in the creation of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. Haden tended to focus on scenes from nature, working directly onto the plate in front of his subjects.
- Primary Keywords
- fences
- ireland (nation)
- natural landscapes
- reflections
- rivers
- sunset
- trees
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- earth sciences concepts
- energy and related concepts
- energy-related concepts
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- landscapes (environments)
- light-related concepts
- open spaces and site elements
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- plants
- riverine bodies
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- site elements
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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Collection Access
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- Add to Portfolio
- In public portfolios
- Ireland items: 17, owner: hanmcm hanmcm dchoberk kholihan mstang eveba rnhuff lgialane ralomi apassiak
System Metadata
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Image Size
- 1376 x 968
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Record
- 1955/1.114
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Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
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