Yacht Tavern, Erith
Medium
etching (zinc)
Dimensions
sheet: 30.1 × 41.4 cm (11 7/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4746
Art Historical Context
**Yacht Tavern, Er** (1865) is a captivating etching by Francis Seymour Haden a British surgeon and pioneering printmaker who championed the Etching Revival in 19th-century Britain.uring a quaint riverside tavern along the Thames estuary in Erith, this work evokes the everyday charm of Victorian England—think weathered pubs, docked yachts, and the hazy interplay of water and sky. Haden's keen eye for atmospheric detail transforms a humble local scene into a poetic meditation on light, texture, and transience. What sets this print apart is its innovative use of zinc as the etching plate, a bol...
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...