Portrait of the art dealer Wisselingh
An accomplished portraitist, Shannon collected and studied old master drawings, and here uses a traditional three-color chalk technique to portray Elbert Jan van Wisselingh. The latter art dealer and print pubilsher came to London from Haarlem to establish the Dutch Gallery in 1892 as a London branch of E.J. van Wisselingh & Co. With Charles de Sousy Ricketts, Shannon worked on a range of artistic and publishing ventures around this time, and also made experimental lithographs, several representing Wisselingh.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of the art dealer Wisselingh
- Artist: Charles Haslewood Shannon (British, Lincolnshire 1863–1937 Richmond)
- Sitter: Elbert Jan van Wisselingh (Dutch, 1848–1912)
- Date: 1899
- Medium: Black, white and red chalk on pink paper
- Dimensions: sheet: 11 7/16 x 7 5/16 in. (29 x 18.6 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
- Object Number: 2007.49.654
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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