Name/Title
The Legend of Sleepy HollowEntry/Object ID
SS.2005.4 a-bDescription
Framed copperplate engraving (not hand-colored) of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel at Van Tassel's Ball: in the center is Ichabod Crane dressed in suit, vest, stockings, and shoes with buckles dances with Katrina Van Tassel dressed in a dress with trim and cap, bodice, apron, and stockings; she also wears earrings and a necklace; she dances with one hand on her hip while Ichabod Crane holds the other; another couple dance to the right of Crane and Van Tassel; the woman, with her head turned away from the audience, one hand on hip and the other held by her partner, and left foot in air, wears a dress, cap, pocket and figured stockings; her partner is dressed in a jacket, neckerchief, breeches, stockings, and shoes with buckles; to the right is a man sitting backwards in a Queen Anne style chair with his arms and head resting on the back, he appears to be a disgruntled Brom Bones; in the background behind Brom Bones the head of an old woman with glasses and a cap is visible and a couple dance before a fireplace with a large evergreen branch decorating the mantle; stairs to the left of the fireplace; the heads of a woman and man are visible between Crane and the other dancing couple; above them is a reflecting candleholder; behind Crane the door heading outside is open; two boys kneel and stand on a chair in the doorway watching the dancing inside; another boy swings on the top of the door as he watches; between the door and the window the fiddler sits and plays above the party; he is dressed in a shirt, vest, and breeches; his coat is slung over the back of his chair; three people are visible outside the window; an evergreen bough hangs over the window; a tobacco pouch and cloth hang on nails on the window frame; an older man with haggard face smokes a clay pipe as he suspiciously eyes the dancers; before him sit an old woman staring into space as she holds a fan before her; and a sleeping fat, bald-headed man dressed in a coat and vest and breeches with a clay pipe sticking out of his pocket; near them stands a woman in a cap and dress holding a plate of fruit before her; before her a man leans over the chair grabbing at the nuts on a pewter plate on the lap of a girl wearing a dress and hat; an apple or peach rests on the floor and nut rolls to the floor; bottom center "Darley invent. et Sculpt.;" bottom right "Printed by Sarony & Major;" upper right "No. 4."
b- framed in modern frame, painted gold wood, cream-colored mat, and glass font.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, Wood, paint, glass, Paper, ink, wood, paint, glassCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Felix Octavius Carr DarleyAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
Sarony & MajorDate made
1845 - 1856Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
FramedHeight
14-7/8 inWidth
17-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 14 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (37.8 x 44.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: No remarks noted.Relationships
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Notes
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Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 5