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Seymour

Print
ca. 1858 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Whistler (artist)
Place of origin
London (etched)

‘Seymour’ or ‘Seymour Standing Under a Tree’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1858. Signed and inscribed with the title by the artist in plate. Full-length portrait of Seymour Haden the younger. He stands with his back against a tree, facing left and gazing upwards, wearing a hat, jacket and skirt or kilt. Trees in the background and a pool with reflections in the foreground.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Seymour (assigned by artist)
  • Portrait of Seymour Haden Junior (generic title)
  • Seymour Standing Under a Tree (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
'Seymour' or 'Seymour Standing Under a Tree', etching by James Whistler, ca.1858.
Physical description
‘Seymour’ or ‘Seymour Standing Under a Tree’, etching by James Whistler, ca.1858. Signed and inscribed with the title by the artist in plate. Full-length portrait of Seymour Haden the younger. He stands with his back against a tree, facing left and gazing upwards, wearing a hat, jacket and skirt or kilt. Trees in the background and a pool with reflections in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.5cm
  • Width: 9.9cm
Style
Realism
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Whistler' (Signed by the artist in plate bottom right)
  • 'Seymour' (Inscribed bottom left)
Object history
W.23; K.31, 2nd state.
Subjects depicted
Childhood
Portrait
Associated object
E.19-1905
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.23.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.31, 2nd state.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.18-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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