Drawing

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.7

Description

Pencil and ink sketch of a vine-covered Sunnyside and surrounding trees from the southwest: two female figures, one standing with parasol and one sitting, rest on the lawn; the sketch bears the inscription at the bottom--" "Sunnyside Sep. 17th 1855. The Cottage" framed in a green mat. N. B. Appears as "EAST FRONT" on p. 1 of the Harper's Magazine article (see SS.75.18).

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil, Paper, Wash, Pencil, paper, wash

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

7-3/4 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (19.7 x 24.8 cm)

Dimension Description

Pencil frame

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (9.5 x 13.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Slightly worn at left edge.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.75.18 - Magazine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N. B. Appears as "EAST FRONT" on p. 1 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