Original 1860 Etching Signed in the Plate by (Sir Francis) Seymour Haden

Description: Please read the following comment from another eBay Person and my response!!!Dear buynselldr,Hello, 6 3/4" (Image Size) by 12 3/4" (Image Size) you mention in the discription. Are you sure about this for the shere mill pond? It has to be 7 x 13 1/8 in mm 178x 333 Otherwise I think its a copy of the original , a photogravure by mr Barry published in 1888 regards Jef- jefema53 HiYou maybe correct I don't know about it being a photogravure it does have plate marks and my measurement are maybe an 1/8" larger but not 7" x 13 1/8". I will post email with the listing.Thank You!!! PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDING Please Note This Item Is Unframed!!!! Description: This exquisite print is a true masterpiece from the etching enthusiast, Sir Francis Seymour Haden. The limited edition print, produced in 1860, features a stunning landscape scene with a pond in foreground in a realistic style and a nature theme. The image measuring 6 3/4" in height and 12 3/4" in width, the print is signed in the plate and is an original, unframed piece. The item is perfect for collectors of art prints and enthusiasts of etching production techniques. The print is made of high-quality paper and showcases the artist's skillful use of etching to create a unique and beautiful piece. This single piece print is a must-have for any art lover and is sure to add a touch of elegance to any collection. I Found the Following on the Internet:According to Swanns Auction Gallery this etching is titled "Shere Mill Pond, No. II." Francis Seymour (Sir) Haden (1818 - 1910) Sir Francis Seymour Haden (16 September 1818 - 1 June 1910), was an English surgeon, best known as an etcher.He was born in London, his father, Charles Thomas Haden, being a well-known doctor and lover of music. He was educated at Derby School, Christ's Hospital, and University College, London, and also studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, where he took his degree in 1840. He was admitted as a member of the College of Surgeons in London in 1842.In 1843-1844, with his friends Duval, Le Cannes and Colonel Guibout, he travelled in Italy and made his first sketches from nature. Haden attended no art school and had no art teachers, but between 1845 and 1848 he studied portfolios of prints belonging to a second-hand dealer named Love, who had a shop in Bunhill Row, the old Quaker quarter of London. Arranging the prints in chronological order, he studied the works of the great original engravers, Albrecht Dürer, Lucas van Leyden and Rembrandt. These studies, besides influencing his original work, led to his important monograph on the etched work of Rembrandt. By lecture and book, and with the aid of the memorable exhibition at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1877, he tried to give a true reflection of Rembrandt's work, giving a nobler idea of the master's mind by taking away from the list of his works many dull and unseemly plates that had long been included in the lists. His reasons were founded upon the results of a study of the master's works in chronological order, and are clearly expressed in his monograph, The Etched Work of Rembrandt critically reconsidered, privately printed in 1877, and in The Etched Work of Rembrandt True and False (1895).Haden's printmaking was invigorated by his much younger brother-in-law, James Whistler, at the Haden home in Sloane Street in 1855. A press was installed there and for a while Haden and Whistler collaborated on a series of etchings of the Thames. The relationship and project did not last.Haden followed the art of original etching with such vigour that he became not only the foremost British exponent of that art but brought about its revival in England. His strenuous efforts and perseverance, aided by the secretarial ability of Sir WR Drake, resulted in the foundation of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. As president he ruled the society with a strong hand from its first beginnings in 1880.Notwithstanding his study of the old masters of his art, Haden's own plates were very individual, and are particularly noticeable for a fine original treatment of landscape subjects, free and open in line, clear and well divided in mass, and full of a noble and dignified style of his own. Even when working from a picture his personality dominates the plate, as for example in the large plate he etched after J.M.W. Turner's "Calais Pier," which is a classical example of what interpretative work can do in black and white. Of his original plates, more than 250 in number, one of the most notable was the large "Breaking up of the Agamemnon."An early plate, rare and most beautiful, is "Thames Fisherman". "Mytton Hall" is broad in treatment, and a fine rendering of a shady avenue of yew trees leading to an old manor-house in sunlight. "Sub Tegmine" was etched in Greenwich Park in 1859; and "Early Morning--Richmond", full of the poetry and freshness of the hour, was done, according to Haden, actually at sunrise. One of the rarest and most beautiful of his plates is "A By-Road in Tipperary"; "Combe Bottom" is another; and "Shere Mill Pond" (both the small study and the larger plate), "Sunset in Ireland," "Penton Hook," "Grim Spain" and "Evening Fishing, Longparish," are also notable examples of his genius. A catalogue of his works was begun by Sir William Drake and completed by Harrington in 1880. During later years Haden began to practise the sister art of mezzotint engraving, with a measure of the same success that he had already achieved in pure etching and in dry-point. Some of his mezzotints are: "An Early Riser," a stag seen through the morning mists, "Grayling Fishing" and "A Salmon Pool on the Spey." He also produced some remarkable drawings of trees and park-like country in charcoal. Size: The etching image measures 6 3/4” x 12 3/4” with the paper measuring 11 1/8” x 15 3/4”. Condition: In My Opinion the etching is in Good to Very Good Condition, but please see photo to form your own opinion. Shipping: The will be shipped Using USPS Priority Mail Rolled in a Hard tube then in a USPS Triangle Tube.

Price: 175 USD

Location: Lambertville, New Jersey

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