Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.8

Description

Pencil and ink sketch of Sunnyside on the hill overlooking the river: trees partially obscure the back porch and tower; two paths cross by the house; a male and female figure stand on the path; the river and the Palisades are lightly pencilled in; the sketch bears the inscription at the bottom-- "Sunnyside Sep. 17th 1855. North Side of the Cottage" framed in a green mat. N. B. Appears, modified, as "NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE COTTAGE" on p. 7 of the Harper's Magazine article (see SS.75.18).

Artwork Details

Medium

Wash, Paper, Pencil, Wash, 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

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

3-3/8 in

Width

5-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 5 3/16 in. (8.6 x 13.2 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: Discoloration on edges.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.75.18 - Magazine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N. B. Appears, modified, as "NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE COTTAGE" on p. 7 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