Name/Title
DAME VAN WINKLE'S LECTUREEntry/Object ID
SS.64.558Description
Watercolor and ink sketch of Dame Van Winkle's Lecture: (paper glued to cardboard panel); interior: 2 open doors, right rear, stairs, window to right with pot on sill, left, view of trees, buff beyond to right; red-haired woman wearing blue cap, brown dress pinned back over brown petticoat, with sharp, shrewdish features, leaning against wooden tub of water with laundry trailing out of the front; tub atop low 4-legged table, same woman shakes her fist at man in ragged clothes and floppy hat, packing a small clay pipe and leaning against a long gun, with a black dog behind his legs; woman is restrained by a plump woman in a white cap and blue gown standing behind tub; boy in ragged clothes sits on floor in front of table (one shoe removed and on floor nearby) and girl stretches, looking out doorway; on floor to right of table, large C-handled pitcher and cast-iron pot with legs and long handle, cover propped up beside; behind table, pots on floor, 1 piece of meat hanging above, shelves against wall holding pewter plates, hat and cloak hanging from top shelf; violin and bow hanging to right of shelves; lightly colored with water colors within ink outlines.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, ink, watercolorSubject Person or Organization
Rip Van WinkleCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
ObjectHeight
8-7/8 inWidth
10-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (22.5 x 27.6 cm)Dimension Description
FramedHeight
17-3/4 inWidth
20-1/4 inDepth
3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 3/4 in. (45.1 x 51.4 x 1.9 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Felix Octavius Carr DarleyNotes
IllustratorPerson or Organization
Rip Van WinkleNotes
SubjectRelated Entries
Notes
SS.64.557 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.559 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.560 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.561 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.562 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.2018.19 - Booklet - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Purchased from Old Print Shop, 1961 - $300 for 6 drawings.
For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #19.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 5