SUNNY SIDE, RESIDENCE OF WASHINGTON IRVING, ESQ.

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SUNNY SIDE, RESIDENCE OF WASHINGTON IRVING, ESQ.

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.294

Description

Lithograph of Sunny Side, as viewed from the driveway: small trees grow in the foreground; past the trees is a circular driveway; roads lead into the circle on the left and on the right; a woman and a child walk on one of the drive on the right; two trees and a bed of flowers grow in the center of the drive; on the far side of the circle is the house; vines grow up the walls; to the left is a bench, facing the water; some small trees block the view to the river but some sails can be seen; directly below the scene on far left corner is printed, "Drawn from Nature by E. Whitefield."; on far right is printed, "Printed by E. Jones, & G. W. Newman, N. Y."; below in center the title is printed, "SUNNY SIDE, I Residence of Washington Irving, Esq."; a light yellow wash fills the sky and defines light clouds; a yellow line surrounds the image.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edwin Whitefield

Attribution

Artist

Artist

E. Jones

Attribution

Lithographer

Artist

G. W. Newman

Attribution

Lithographer

Date made

1847 - 1856

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-3/8 in

Width

11-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (23.8 x 30.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration along edges from removed adhesive tape; tear, bottom center; yellow stain, bottom left; left and top edges are worn; erased writing in pencil, top right; recto has a piece of adhesive tape, bottom center, to mend above-mentioned tear; discoloration and accretion from removed adhesive along edges; slight soil in center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #14

Note Type

General Note

Note

Print in Winterthur Library collection: http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0102.htm

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

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Department

Note

Library