Drawing

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.16

Description

Pencil and white chalk sketch of the Old Dutch Church; the building with two pointed arch windows, steeple with weather vane and porch with four pillars is situated on an enbankment overlooking the road; a fence with gate and a tree adjoin the church; a figure sits on the porch while two stand in the road; a clump of grass fills the lower left corner and the background contains trees; framed in a green mat.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, chalk, Pencil, Paper, chalk, pencil

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

T. Addison Richards

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mat

Height

7-7/16 in

Width

9-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 7/16 x 9 7/8 in. (18.9 x 25.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (8.9 x 12.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Slight tear, left edge.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.75.18 - Magazine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N. B. Appears, modified, as "Near View of the Old Church in Sleepy Hollow" on p. 20 of the Harper's Magazine article (see SS.75.18).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial