Henry Farrer

Henry Farrer was a painter, etcher, printmaker and artist (1843–1903). He was born at London and died at Brooklyn.

Also recorded as Henri Farrer; Henry Farrar; H Farrer.

Henry Farrer in brief

Born
1843
Died
1903
Known for
painter, etcher, printmaker and artist
Place of birth
London
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Henri Farrer, Henry Farrar and H Farrer.

He was the child of Thomas Farrer and Martha Kennington.

Recognition and collections

Work by Henry Farrer is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.

Catalogued works

27 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1836 to 1970.

Winter Scene in Moonlight, dated 1869, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.19. A Calm Afternoon, Long Island, dated 1876, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, inventory 97.459. Fifth Avenue Building from Grace Church, held by Q214867, inventory 1979.78.3. Fishing Boats and Shack, held by Q214867, inventory 1979.78.4. Oriental Tea Pots, held by Q214867, inventory 2004.165.5. Sweet is the Hour of Rest, held by Q214867, inventory 1980.45.2343.k. New York Harbor, dated 1884, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.98.362. On The Hillside, dated 1880, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1693. Untitled (Farmhouse, Long Island), dated 1887, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1694. Untitled (New York City Dock Scene With Brooklyn in Distance), dated 1881, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1695. On New York Bay, dated 1879, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2445. December, dated 1877, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2446. Sunset—Gowanus Bay, dated 1880, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2444. Title Unknown, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1989.016. Poets and etchers. City and Sunset, watercolor on off-white wove paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1985.107.2. Woman Walking beside a River, dated 1902, watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1983.375. Little Hell Gate, Harlem, dated ca. 1880–89, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 54.90.934. Evening, New York Harbor, dated 1884, etching, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1919.992. Winter Evening, dated 1883, etching, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1919.698. Farrer, Thomas Henry, 1st Baron, dated Apr 1894, held by Wellcome Collection. Fifty years of the Tavistock Clinic / by H.V. Dicks; with a foreword by Sir Leslie Farrer., dated 1970, held by Wellcome Collection. Practical local anesthesia and its surgical technic / by Robert Emmett Farr., dated 1923, held by Wellcome Collection. An elementary system of physiology : comprising a complete view of the present state of the science ... and analyses of the principal theories and hypotheses / by John Bostock., dated [between 1836 and 1844], held by Wellcome Collection. The Ceylon moss : communications read to the Royal Medico-Botanical Society of London, and published with its permission / by George G. Sigmond and Frederic Farre., dated 1840, held by Wellcome Collection. James Henry Dunn / [Robert Emmett Farr]., dated 1926, held by Wellcome Collection. Tropical surgery and diseases of the Far East : including answers to a questionnaire / by John R. McDill., dated 1918, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.

Q214867: 11 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vanderbilt Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 38 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 103 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Farrer, Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Farrer, Sir Thomas Henry, bart., first Baron Farrer (1819–1899), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Farrer, 1st Baron, (Thomas Henry Farrer) (24 June 1819–11 Oct. 1899), Who Was Who, 2007. Thompson, Lt-Col Cecil Henry Farrer, (16 Dec. 1882–27 March 1975), Who Was Who, 2007.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Free Trade Versus Fair Trade (1882) — Internet Archive. Studies in currency, 1898: or, Inquiries into certain modern problems ... (1898) — Internet Archive. Free trade, preferential tariffs, Canadian fiscal policy, imperial trade and foreign trade, sugar bounties & sugar taxes, foreign prison-made goods, merchandise marks, trade questions & the diplomatic service [microform] : the annual meeting of the Cobden Club, 1897 with the Committee's report (1897) — Internet Archive. The Old Beach House, Corner of Cedar and Greenwich Streets (1874) — Internet Archive. What do we pay with? or, Gold, credit, and prices (1889) — Internet Archive. Lord Farrer on the free trade question. Mr. J. W. Probyn and Mr. I. S. Leadam on the work of the Cobden Club .. (1895) — Internet Archive. Lord Farrer on trade questions at home and abroad [microform]. Lord Playfair on the American Presidential election and tariff questions. Mr. G.W. Medley on the German competition scare ... The annual general meeting of the Cobden Club, 1896, with the committee's report and speeches by Lord Farrer ... and others (1896) — Internet Archive. Free Trade in Sugar: A Reply to Sir Thomas Farrer (1889) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

The field of work recorded is watercolor.

Places of work recorded in the authority are United States.

Work by Henry Farrer is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Vanderbilt Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1843Henry Farrer born at London.
  2. 1869Winter Scene in Moonlight (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1874The Old Beach House, Corner of Cedar and Greenwich Streets digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1876A Calm Afternoon, Long Island (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston).
  5. 1882Free Trade Versus Fair Trade digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1889What do we pay with? or, Gold, credit, and prices digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1895Lord Farrer on the free trade question. Mr. J. W. Probyn and Mr. I. S. Leadam on the work of the Cobden Club .. digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1897Free trade, preferential tariffs, Canadian fiscal policy, imperial trade and foreign trade, sugar bounties & sugar taxes, foreign prison-made goods, merchandise marks, trade questions & the diplomatic service [microform] : the annual meeting of the Cobden Club, 1897 with the Committee's report digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1898Studies in currency, 1898: or, Inquiries into certain modern problems ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1903Henry Farrer died at Brooklyn.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Farrer, 1st Baron, (Thomas Henry Farrer) (24 June 1819–11 Oct. 1899), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Farrer, Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Farrer, Sir Thomas Henry, bart., first Baron Farrer (1819–1899), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Henry Farrer (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Thompson, Lt-Col Cecil Henry Farrer, (16 Dec. 1882–27 March 1975), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 62 digitised items catalogued under Henry Farrer as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Henry Farrer.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Henry Farrer (38 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 103 works naming Henry Farrer.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5721138: Henry Farrer

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Henry Farrer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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