Kensington Gardens

1859
Not on view
Trees and their shadows cast across the center foreground; hedges in middleground; building (the home of Lord Harrintgon) in background.
"State IX (H3). A few drypoint lines added to the foreground."
[Source: Schneiderman, p. 57]
'Published States: Third.-A few dry-point touches are added, and the effect resembles that of the First State, but there is neither second signature nor date.'
[Source: Harrington, p. 6]

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kensington Gardens
  • Artist: Sir Francis Seymour Haden (British, London 1818–1910 Bramdean, Hampshire)
  • Date: 1859
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint; third state of three (Harrington); ninth state of ten (Schneiderman)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 7 7/16 in. (22.7 × 18.9 cm)
    Plate: 6 5/16 × 4 5/8 in. (16 × 11.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Julia H. Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.598.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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