Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.6

Description

Pencil and white chalk sketch of Hudson River view looking north from Irvington: a figure sits on a point of land containing trees and rocks which juts into the river; the river holds 7 sailing vessels; hills are visible on both sides of the river; the sketch bears the inscription at the bottom-- "Sunnyside Sep. 15th 1855. Up the Hudson from Irvington;" framed in a green mat. N. B. Appears as "POINT-NO-POINT, FROM IRVINGTON" on p. 5 of the Harper's Magazine article (see SS.75.18).

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

7-15/16 in

Width

9-15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.2 x 25.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Oval

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (9.5 x 14 cm)

Dimension Description

Page

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 24.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some discoloration of paper, lower right.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.75.18 - Magazine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N. B. Appears as "POINT-NO-POINT, FROM IRVINGTON" on p. 5 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