Name/Title
RIP VAN WINKLE AND THE MEN OF THE VILLAGEEntry/Object ID
SS.64.559Description
Watercolor of pen and ink sketch of Rip and the Men of the Village: (paper glued to cardboard panel); exterior-yard outside building, forested slope and rocky bluff beyond; large tree with handbill for Schnapps right of center, exterior of building left; windows with diamond-shaped panes, red pot with greenery on sill, hanging on right door-jamb, egg-shaped wicker birdcage with bird inside, broom leaning against steps, cobblestones leading to bare center patch; group clustered in center (left to right) fat man in blue jacket, breeches, stockings, white shirt and cap seated on 2 simple slat-back chairs, smoking long pipe; white bearded man wearing blue coat standing behind chair with pack on back and strap diagonally across chest holding staff and straw hat in right hand and cupping ear with left hand; long-haired man (Rip) with floppy hat, brown coat holding pipe and mug; 2 men seated on arched end bench; man on right with walking stick between legs, wearing brown hat, coat, jacket, breeches, stockings, vest, white stock-tie shirt, pince-nez; head wrapped in white below hat, book in jacket pocket, holding newspaper; man on left leaning over his right shoulder to read; man in brown with hat pulled over his eyes; lightly colored with watercolors within ink outlines.Artwork Details
Medium
cardboard, Ink, Watercolor, Cardboard, ink, watercolorSubject Person or Organization
Rip Van WinkleCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
ObjectHeight
8-7/8 inWidth
10-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (22.5 x 27.6 cm)Dimension Description
FramedHeight
17-3/4 inWidth
20-1/4 inDepth
3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 3/4 in. (45.1 x 51.4 x 1.9 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Felix Octavius Carr DarleyNotes
IllustratorPerson or Organization
Rip Van WinkleNotes
SubjectRelated Entries
Notes
SS.64.557 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.558 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.560 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.561 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.562 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.2018.19 - Booklet - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Purchased from Old Print Shop, 1961 - $300 for 6 drawings.
For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #19.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 5