Sunny side: The Residence of the late Washington Irving near Tarrytown, NY
Entry/Object ID
SS.97.2
Description
A hand-colored view of Sunnyside, with a man (generally thought to be Washington Irving) sitting on a rustic bench reading a book with a dog at his feet in the foreground: the house is shown from the southeast; there is a plant with large pointed leaves in front of the house on a grass plot; in the foreground left there is a man with top hat and frock coat sitting on a bench reading a book; there is a hunting dog at his feet; further left there are large trees, a broken tree trunk and some bushes wiith large leaves; two men shown in front of the house; one of them is holding a roller and a spade; another one, kneeling, is holding a basket and another basket is lying next to him; to their right is a bed of blue and red flowers; the house is sand-colored with a coral-colored roof; it is covered with vines and flanked by trees; the Hudson River with three sailing boats and a steamboat is visible through an opening in the trees on the left; gray-tinted cumulus clouds fill the sky; bottom left: "Published by Currier & Ives".
Bottom right:"152 Nassau St. New York"
Bottom middle:"SUNNY SIDE THE RESIDENCE OF THE LATE WASHINGTON IRVING NEAR TARRYTOWN, N.Y."
Artwork Details
Medium
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Ink, paper, watercolor
Subject Person or Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Collection
Sunnyside Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nathaniel Currier
Attribution
Lithographer
Manufacturer
Currier & Ives, James Merritt Ives
Date made
1838 - 1872
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
20-5/8 in
Width
26 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 26 in. (52.4 x 66 cm)
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sunnyside
Person or Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Sunnyside
Notes
Subject
Related Entries
Notes
SS.2011.73 a-b - Lithograph - Similar item
SS.98.11 a-b - Print - Similar item
SS.77.1 a-b - Painting - Related
SS.2004.2 - Lithograph - Similar item
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Of the Currier & Ives images of SS in the HHV collection, this is the best version. The large scale and gentle coloring sets it apart [Jessa J. Krick, 3/22/2017].
This particular print must date to after 1859, owing to the title, "... Residence of the late ..."
Currier & Ives was located at 152 Nassau Street, NY from 1838 to 1872; this print was published several times.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E
