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The image depicts a natural scene with a wide perspective of the landscape. A river winds through the middle ground, flanked by trees. Fine engravings and cross-hatched lines create texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, ranging from black to white to convey light and shadow.
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The image depicts a natural scene with a wide perspective of the landscape. A river winds through the middle ground, flanked by trees. Fine engravings and cross-hatched lines create texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, ranging from black to white to convey light and shadow.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Sunset in Ireland

Francis Seymour Haden

Date
1863
Medium
etching and drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 14.8 x 29.7 cm (5 13/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2005.145.15
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • British
  • Landscape
  • drypoint
  • Forest
  • River
  • Country landscape
Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 15, 1975; gift to NGA, 2005.

Inscription

lower left in plat: Seymour Haden 1863; lower right in graphite: Seymour Haden; lower right verso in graphite: H 51 ii/2

NGA object ID 134266. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.