Sunset in Ireland, 1863
Francis Seymour Hadenexpand_more
Etching and drypointexpand_more
Gift of John and Laura Taftexpand_more 2018.128.3
Not on Viewexpand_more
The light is fading and the shadows growing long. Birds are in flight, looking for their evening meal. Francis Seymour Haden mad this etching while visiting Cornwallis Maude (1817–1905), then known as the Viscount Hawarden, an Irish aristocrat and conservative politician. His estate was at Dundrum House in Tipperary. Its parkland was considered some of the most beautiful anywhere. The house is now a 3-star hotel and the nearby grounds, a golf course.
Details
- Title
- Sunset in Ireland
- Artist Life
- British, 1818–1910
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2018.128.3
- Provenance
- Robert Taft (1889-1953, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C.); by descent to John Taft, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2018.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Schneiderman 47
- Curator Approved
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