Portrait of the art dealer Wisselingh

1899

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An accomplished portraitist, Shannon collected and studied old master drawings, and here uses a traditional three-color chalk technique to portray Elbert Jan van Wisselingh. The latter art dealer and print pubilsher came to London from Haarlem to establish the Dutch Gallery in 1892 as a London branch of E.J. van Wisselingh & Co. With Charles de Sousy Ricketts, Shannon worked on a range of artistic and publishing ventures around this time, and also made experimental lithographs, several representing Wisselingh.

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Title: Portrait of the art dealer Wisselingh
Artist: Charles Haslewood Shannon (British, Lincolnshire 1863–1937 Richmond)
Sitter: Elbert Jan van Wisselingh (Dutch, 1848–1912)
Date: 1899
Medium: Black, white and red chalk on pink paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 7/16 x 7 5/16 in. (29 x 18.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.654
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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