Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.17

Description

Pencil and white chalk sketch of the Old Dutch Church from a distance: steeple, weathervane, pillared porch and 2 1/4 windows visible; in the middle foreground stands a gnarled, bent, blowing tree; behind it lies the road; on its left a row of 5 trees; and on the right a mass of foliage behind the bridge; framed in green mat; inscribed in pencil at the bottom "Sep 22, 1855 The Old Church in Sleepy Hollow".

Artwork Details

Medium

chalk, Paper, Pencil, Chalk, paper, 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

8-1/4 in

Width

9-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (21 x 23.8 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

4 in

Width

4-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 x 4 1/8 in. (10.2 x 10.5 cm)

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.75.18 - Magazine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N. B. Appears as "Distant View of the Old Church in Sleepy Hollow" on p. 19 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