Francis Seymour Haden. Francis Seymour Haden letter to Frederick Keppel, 1886 May 19. Sir Francis Seymour Haden letters to Frederick Keppel, 1886-1901. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Francis Seymour Haden. Francis Seymour Haden letter to Frederick Keppel, not after 1901 May 01. Sir Francis Seymour Haden letters to Frederick Keppel, 1886-1901. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Two handwritten letters, one dated May 19, 1886, and page two of a letter from 1901 from Sir Francis Seymour Haden to the art dealer Frederick Keppel. In the 1886 letter, Haden writes about purchasing a specific etching for sale, his country home in Alresford, and his dislike for London's climate. In the 1901 letter (page 2 only), Haden replies to Keppel's request for one of Haden's mezzotint prints, "Early Riser," writing that one is not available.
Biographical / Historical:
Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910) was an etcher in London, England.
Provenance:
Provenance unknown.
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Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Three letters to Charles A.Platt from acquaintences Francis Seymour Haden (June 3), Oliver Herford, and Abbott Handerson Thayer (April 20); one letter to Dennis M. Bunker, friend and colleague of Charles A. Platt, from Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Oct. 21); one letter from Bunker to Anne Page (August 1886); a Christmas card to Bunker's wife, Eleanor Hardy Bunker Platt. Other letters include a handwritten invitation to Eleanor Hardy from Lowffler and a letter from Charles F. McKim, colleague of Platt's, to Mary J. Lawrence (July 9).
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, architect, landscape designer; New York, N.Y. and Cornish, N.H.; b. 1861; d. 1933.
Provenance:
Donated 2004 by Charles A. Platt, grandson. The correspondence of Dennis Bunker was in the possession of Platt's widow, Eleanor Hardy Bunker prior to her marriage to Platt in 1893.
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Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Catalogue of an exhibition of etchings, dry-points and mezzotints by Sir Seymour Haden : October 4 to October 31, 1910 / with an introduction by Frederick Keppel
Whistler - Haden : Berufskünstler und Amateure und die Blüte der Graphik in England : eine Ausstellung aus den Beständen des Berliner Kupferstichkabinetts / bearbeitet von Sigrid Achenbach
Sir Francis Seymour Haden and James Abbott McNeill Whistler graphic works : Union Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, March 28-April 29, 1984 / [introduction William A. McGill]
About etching : Part I. Notes by Mr. Seymour Haden on a collection of etchings and engravings by the great masters, lent by him to the Fine Art Society to illustrate the subject of etching. Part II. An annotated catalogue of the examples exhibited of etchers and painter-engravers' work / illustrated with an original etching by Mr. Seymour Haden, and fifteen facsimiles of etchings
Whistler, Haden : Berufskünstler und Amateure und die Blüte der Graphik in England : eine Ausstellung aus den Beständen des Berliner Kupferstichkabinetts / bearbeitet von Sigrid Achenbach
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