Drawing

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.80.8

Description

Drawing of Rip Van Winkle and crew member of the Half Moon climbing into the Catskill Mountains: Rip, carrying keg and gun, following a little man in hat, belted tunic, and wide breeches and walking stick in lower right corner; they are dominated by the landscape which contains two large trees before an opening between two giant outcroppings of rock; the wooded Catskill Mountains in background; hand-lettered text on border of brown kraft paper: "Though rather shy and distrustful of this new acquaintance, Rip complied with his usual alacrity, and mutually relieved each other"; signed "Victor Perard" in the lower left corner; on reverse written in pencil "glass on this one only".

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Victor Semon Perard

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1933

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 2268

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

19-7/8 in

Width

14-9/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 19 7/8 x 14 9/16 in. (50.5 x 37 cm)

Material

Paper, Pencil, chalk

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some surface dirt and discoloration.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.80.5 - Book, Mock-up - Part of set SS.80.6 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.7 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.9 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.10 - Drawing - Part of set SS.80.11 - Drawing - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

2268

Note Type

General Note

Note

of Book

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial