Sir Francis Seymour Haden, R.A., P.R.E. 1818-1910.
Early Morning, Richmond. 1859. Etching. Schneidermann 25. Undescribed proof between ii and iii, before the bird in the sky, and before publication in Études à l'Eauforte. 4 3/8 x 10 7/8 (sheet 10 x 15 3/8). Illustrated: Keppel. The Golden Age of Engraving. An extremely strong, well-inked impression. Printed on simili-Japon paper with full margins . Mild time tone within the mat window area. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries. Signed in pencil. A very rare state of this dramatic image. $975.
Haden etched this extensive landscape in the company of his friend, the famous French painter-etcher, C.F.Daubigny. The image shows the marshes on the north side of the Thames at Purfleet, opposite Erith, a few miles to the east of London. Early Morning, Richmond full of the poetry and freshness of the hour, was done, according to Haden, actually at sunrise.
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