A GROVE OF TREES BY A ROAD WITH CHILDREN

Name/Title

A GROVE OF TREES BY A ROAD WITH CHILDREN

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.225

Description

Engraving of roadside grove of trees; dense group of trees at center; road runs from foreground to center; three children, two seated, rest by side of road at bottom right; boy stands nearby; field at bottom left; at bottom center printed (in image), "J. H. Hill 1870"; penciled on mat below, "John Henry Hill, (1839-1922), (A Grove of Trees by a Road with Children), (1870)".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (laid), Ink, Paper (laid), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Henry Hill

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1870

Dimensions

Dimension Description

mat size

Height

20 in

Width

16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Dimension Description

paper size

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

10-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (31.1 x 27.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is hinged at top corners to acid free mat; 2 diagonal creases through print from right center to bottom left and from right center to top left; paper is soiled/stained at top center and at left center; diagonal crease at bottom left corner; creases at tape hinges; 3 losses along right edge at top and at center; brown stains in image at top left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library