Sir Francis Seymour Haden, R.A., P.R.E. 1818-1910.
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Drawing
The Draughtsman, Swanage. c. 1877. Conte crayon drawing. 14 x 19 3/4. Unsigned. Sunstruck. Mounted on board. Provenance: Frederick Keppel Gallery. Titled verso. It is likely that the draughtsman is Haden imself. $1,500.
Fine Prints
Battersea Reach. 1863. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 48.iv/xii. 6 x 8 7/8 (sheet 7 5/16 x 10 1/4). As published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, XVII, 1864. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed, dated and annotated 'Old Chelsea Out of Whistler's window' in the plate. $650.
Ye Compleat Angler. 1877. Etching. Schneiderman 161.iii. 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 (7 3/4 x 11). As published in Hamerton, Etching and Etchers, 3rd edition, London 1880. Printed on cream laid paper with deckle edges on three sides. Signed in pencil. $375.
Early Morning, Richmond. 1859. Etching. Schneiderman 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 toning within the mat window area. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries. Signed in pencil. A very rare state of this dramatic image. $975.
An Early Riser. 1897. Mezzotint with drypoint. Schneiderman 226.iii/iv. 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 (12 1/4 x 17 5/16). Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 28. A rich impression printed in black ink on pale cream wove paper. Signed in pencil by Haden and by the printer, Frederick Goulding. $1,750.
Egham. 1859. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 20. viii/x. 4 15/16 x 7 15/16 (sheet 7 13/16 x 10 9/16). Printed on vellum. Signed in pencil. Foxing in the margins; otherwise good condtion. $550.
Erith Marshes. 1865. Etching. Schneiderman 104.ii/vi. 9 7/16 x 15 (sheet 12 5/16 x 19 3/4). An extremely strong impression with pronounced etched lines. Prior to the extensive area of rust in the plate and prior to the removal of much etched work in the sky. Printed on heavy cream wove paper with full margins and deckle edges. Mild time toning within the mat window area. Weak lower platemark with three small strips of archival tape for support, verso. Illustrated: Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving, Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Haden. Signed in pencil. $950.
Haden etched this extensive landscape and Yacht Tavern, Erith (see below) 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. A very rare state of this dramatic image.
Fulham. 1859. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 222. xi/xii. 4 7/16 x 11 (sheet 5 13/16 x 11 7/8). Printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $650.
Grayling Fishing. 1897. Mezzotint with drypoint. Schneiderman 227.ii/v. 7 1/2 x 11 5/8 (10 x 14 1/8). Excellent condition and impression. A rich impression printed in dark brown ink on white wove paper. Gold Medal winner at the Paris Exposition. Signed in pencil. $1,500.
Grim Spain. 1877. Etching. Schneiderman 173.i/ii. 6 X 8 13/16 (sheet 9 5/8 x 12 1/2). A fine impression printed on simili-Japan paper. Printed by Goulding for the Fine Art Society for publication in Frederick Wedmore's Four Masters (London, 1883). Signed and dated in the plate. $475.
Hands Dry-Pointing. 1877. Drypoint. Schneiderman 149.iii/iv. 5 7/16 x 8 3/8 (sheet 7 5/8 x 11 1/8). A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. There was no published edition of this rare image. Paper loss in top left-hand corner, well outside the image; otherwise excellent condition. Signed in pencil. $975.
Kenarth. 1864. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 59. ii/iii. 4 1/2 x 6 (sheet 6 1/4 x 7 5/16). As published in Études à l'eau-forte. A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $375.
A Lancashire River. 1887. Etching. Schneiderman 203. Undescribed proof between vii and viii, with the clouds touching the hills, but before the blindstamp in state viii. 10 7/8 x 15 3/4 (sheet 15 5/16 x 20 1/2). Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 27. An extremely strong, well-inked impression. Printed on heavy cream wove paper with full margins . Mild time tone within the mat window area. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries. Signed in pencil. $975.
A Likely Place for a Salmon. Etching and drypoint with extensive additions in pencil and conte crayon. 1869 and later.Schneiderman 129, a proof impression between the third and fourth states (of eight). 4 3/16 x 10 (sheet 5 5/16 x 11). Unidentified collector's mark verso (Lugt 2368b). Signed in pencil. $1,750.00
The Mill Wheel. 1874. Etching. Schneiderman 144. iv. 7 x 10 5/16 (9 13/16 x 12 1/4). Printed on cream wove paper with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $550.
Mount's Bay. 1868. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 117.ix/x. 5 1/2 x 8 3/8 (sheet 9 x 13). An rich impression with plate tone printed on beautiful tan fibrous laid paper. Annotated 'D. 114' in another hand; signed in pencil by Haden. $450.
Mytton Hall. 1859. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 19.iv/v. 4 13/16 x 10 5/16 (sheet 6 1/16 x 11 1/16). Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940. An extremely rich impression printed on fine laid paper. Signed in pencil. $850.
Old Willesley House. 1865. Etching. Schneiderman 92. iii/iv. 6 7/8 x 9 15/16 (10 1/4 x 13 1/2). Printed on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $650.
Shere Mill Pond, No. II (large plate). 1860. Etching and drypoint, Schneiderman 37.vi/ix. 7 x 13 1/8 (sheet 11 7/16 x 17 1/2). Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 1; Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940. A rich impression on light cream-colored wove paper with large margins. Signed in pencil. $1,500.
Sonning Bank. 1865. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 106.iii/v. 5 5/16 x 8 1/2 (sheet 9 1/4 x 14 5/8). Printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $650.
Stems, A Study. 1859. Etching. Schneiderman 12.iii/iv. 5 9/16 x 4 7/16 (sheet 11 3/8 x 8 7/8). Only 10 other known impressions in states i-iii (in iv the plate was cancelled). There was no published edition; hence the etching is extremely rare. A fine impression printed in warm sepia ink on greyish-tan laid paper. Signed in pencil. $1,250.
A Sunset in Ireland. 1863. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 47.vi/xiv. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. As published in Études à l'eau forte. A rich, glowing impression on light tan laid tissue paper. Signed in pencil. Philip Gilbert Hamerton wrote "With the exception of one plate by Claude, this is the finest etching of a landscape subject that has ever been executed in the world." Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 18.$1,975.
Twickenham Church. 1865. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 98.iv/v. 5 7/16 x 4 5/8 x 8 7/16 (sheet 11 1/4 x 16 7/8). Printed by Frederick Goulding for Hamerton's The Portfolio III (1872). A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed and dated in the plate. $325.
The Two Sheep. 1869. Etching. Schneiderman 132. v/vi. 4 7/16 x 5 15/16 (sheet 5 5/8 x 9). A rich impression with plate tone printed on tan laid paper. Signed in pencil and annotated "Just right or Bon à tirer" (good to print). $450.
A Water Meadow. 1859. Etching. Schneiderman 23.iv/v. 6 x 8 7/8 (sheet 8 3/4 x 11 1/16). Illustrated: Keppel The Golden Age of Engraving,Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler; Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Haden. Slightly toned. Printed on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $500.
A Water Meadow. 1859. Etching. Schneiderman 23.iv/v. 6 x 8 7/8 (sheet 8 x 10 7/8). Illustrated: Keppel The Golden Age of Engraving,Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler; Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Haden. A rich impression with plate tone printed on 'O.W.L.P. + A.O.L.' laid paper. $500.
Windmill Hill No. II. 1877. Drypoint. Schneiderman 153.iii/v. 5 15/16 x 8 7/8 (sheet 8 x 12 11/16). Printed on white laid paper with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $550.
Windsor. 1898. Etching. Schneiderman 186.xii. 13 1/4 X 17 1/2 (sheet 18 5/8 x 23 1/4). Edition of 50 in this state, published by the Fine Art Society. A fine impression printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $1,250.
Yacht Tavern, Erith. 1865. Etching. Schneiderman 103.iii/iv. 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 (sheet 11 13/16 x 14 3/8). Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 18. A rich impression on cream-colored wove paper. Very slight mat burn. Annotated "D[rake] 101" in another hand; signed in pencil by the artist. $850.
Haden etched this extensive landscape and Erith Marshes (see above) in the company of his friend, the famous French painter-etcher, C.F.Daubigny.
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