Name/Title
RIP VAN WINKLE AND THE RISING GENERATIONEntry/Object ID
SS.64.562Description
Watercolor and ink sketch of Rip Van Winkle and the Rising Generation: (paper glued to cardboard panel); exterior: Between two buildings, 2 mountain peaks in distance; central scene of old man with long white hair and beard wearing brown coat and breeches and buff puttees seated, leaning over toward 2 men seated on bench against wall of delapidated building (broken window panes, pierced tin lantern askew, saddlebags over right end of bench); man on right--hair tied back in queue, wearing black tricorn hat, long green coat, buff breeches, spurs attached to black boots, holding walking stick; to left, elderly (white haired) man in military uniform with patch over one eye and 1 wooden leg, leaning back on stick; young man leaning on wall beyond bench, to left of old man, young woman with hair in braids, wearing red cap, earrings, and pink dress laced in back over white shift and pinned back over blue petticoat holding toddler and looking into group; to extreme left, man unloads sack off brown horse with black mare which muzzles other horse held by young man, drinking from round trough; foreground, broken bottle, to right black dog scratching himself; between buildings, American flag on pole topped with liberty cap and bottom of sign with picture of man in blue and gold coat holding sword; 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
17-7/8 inWidth
20-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 7/8 x 20 1/8 in. (45.4 x 51.1 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)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Work on paper is in excellent condition.
Modern frame has a gouge on viewer's upper right, front edge.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.64.559 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.560 - Drawing - Part of set
SS.64.561 - 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