Sir Francis Seymour Haden
Whistler’s House, Old Chelsea
1862
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Sir Francis Seymour Haden
Whistler’s House, Old Chelsea
1862
Physical Qualities
Etching and drypoint on chine collé, 157 × 330 mm. (6 3/16 × 13 in.)
Credit Line
The Conrad Collection
Object Number
1932.17.37
Haden published writings on etching and exhibited in London and Paris. The works shown here are exceptions in his oeuvre, as most of his etchings treat rural subjects. It may be possible that these works belonged to a joint project he had planned with Whistler
around 1863.
Both prints depict Chelsea and, on the opposite shore, Battersea, the area most depicted by Whistler after the docklands. Chelsea was known for its boat building, especially of smaller craft that could navigate the upper Thames.
Stamp of the Burty collection in red ink in l/l - bought from A. Hahlo & Co. in 1912
Monet's London: Artists' Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914
Whistler and Cassatt: Americans Abroad
Inscribed: Signed l/r in pencil, Seymour Haden.
