Sunset on the Thames (H. 93 II/II, S. 83 V)

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Sunset on the Thames (H. 93 II/II, S. 83 V)

Artist Seymour Haden (English | British, 1818-1910)

Date1865

Dimensions5 3/8 × 8 1/2 in. (13.7 × 21.6 cm)

Mediumetching

ClassificationPrints

Object number

1912.1149

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Label TextSeymour Haden was a talented draughtsman who attended a government art school while studying medicine in Paris. He studied etching in particular with the hopes of strengthening his eye-hand coordination and thereby enhancing his surgical skills. Etching and print collecting would become a major pastime during his working life and the joy of his retirement. By the time of his death, Haden had amassed a print collection renowned for its quality (the art of 17th century Holland was a particular strength), and his printmaking skills were praised throughout Britain, France and the United States. Whistler and Haden-who had married Whistler's stepsister in 1847-originally worked closely together but, rivalry and animosity, almost exclusively on the part of Whistler, eventually led to a falling-out that resulted in Whistler pushing his brother-in-law through a plate-glass window.Exhibition HistoryTMA Whistler Nov. 1961. TMA, Whistler: Influences, Friends, and the Not-So-Friendly, Feb. 26 - May 30, 2010.