Aquatint of men clearing area of girdled trees: one man stands in center with one arm resting on his hip, the other holds an axe which rests on a fallen tree; the man to the right stands while working on the tree; behind them are a pair of yoked oxen and some farm buildings; towering above the men are dead girdled trees; two lie on the ground, one over the other; a stream runs across the right foreground; mountains are visible in the left background; directly below the aquatint is printed: "Engraved by W.J. Bennett N.A. from the original drawing by G. Harvey A.N.A."; this printing and the scene are surrounded by a brown line; above it "SPRING/ No. 2" is stamped with an oval with "GH" written in Gothic script on a horizontally lined ground with C-curves at the border); at the botttom is printed "BURNING TREES in a GIRDLED CLEARING"; mat has black lines surrounding blue band in a black and gilt frame.
Artwork Details
Medium
Ink, Paper, Ink, paper
Collection
Sunnyside Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
George Harvey (1800-1878)
Attribution
Artist
Artist
William James Bennett
Attribution
Engraver
Date made
1841
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed
Height
25 in
Width
18-5/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 25 x 18 5/8 in. (63.5 x 47.3 cm)
Dimension Description
Sight
Height
17-1/2 in
Width
11 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 11 in. (44.5 x 27.9 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of Condition: Light surface dirt, bit of foxing near "S" in Spring and in lower right hand corner.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
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General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 2
