A Lancashire River
Medium
Etching on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 28 × 40.5 cm (11 1/16 × 16 in.); Sheet: 39.7 × 56.7 cm (15 11/16 × 22 3/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7704
Art Historical Context
Step into the serene world of *A Lancashire River*, a masterful 1881 etching by Francis Haden, a British turned pioneering printmaker. Haden (1818–1910), often called the father of the 19th-century etching revival in Britain, captured the tranquil flow of a northern English river amid lush landscapes. Printed on cream wove paper this work measures an impressive image size of 28 × 40.5 cm, allowing intricate details to unfold across the expansive sheet. Haden's etching technique—drawing acid-resistant lines on a metal plate, then immersing it in acid to etch the grooves—produced rich, tonal de...
About the Artist
Francis Seymour Haden · 1818–1910
Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818–1910) was a pioneering English etcher and distinguished surgeon whose passion for printmaking elevated him to the forefront of Britain's Etching Revival. Born on 16 September 1818 in Chelsea, London, to physician Charles Thomas Haden, he received a classical education at Derby School and Christ's Hospital before pursuing medicine at University College London and the...