Name/Title
The Legend of Sleepy HollowEntry/Object ID
SS.80.23 a-bDescription
Print from Felix O. C. Darley's engraved copperplate of Ichabod Crane Telling Stories, with lines strengthened and watercolors applied by Kredel: red-headed Ichabod Crane in black coat, knee breeches and shoes, white shirt and blue stockings; he sits in a chair holding a blonde baby in a blue cap and dress sleeping in his left arm on his left knee; he gestures with his right hand while he rocks a cradle containing a sleeping baby with his foot; an old woman dressed in a brown dress with white trim on the edges of the sleeves and at the bodice sits leaning forward in a slat back chair with her elbows resting on her knees, hands folded, listening intently to Crane's story; she also wears a white cap and gold hoop earrings and smokes a white clay pipe; two children, one standing and one sitting, are between the woman and Crane; one blonde boy, dressed in a white shirt, red jacket, and yellow knee breeches sits on the floor by the woman holding on to one of her arms; another boy listens in the background with his arms folded (he looks like he is sitting backwards in a chair); to the right of Crane is a table with animal feet covered with a white tablecloth with a plate of bones and a lighted candle in a brass candlestick on it; a man, back to the audience, sits on a crude stool with his arms resting on a table; he is dressed in a white shirt, red suspenders crossed in the back and brown knee breeches; he smokes a white clay pipe; his shoes rest on the floor near his feet; the interior of the room contains, from left to right: A crane, and andiron, a pot and 4 apples, a parlour spinning wheel, 2 halves of fish nailed to the wall, a saddle hanging up, a hat hanging on the wall, a clock, and a cupboard with pewter in it; is framed with a wide, white mat in a wooden frame.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, ink, watercolorCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Fritz KredelAttribution
MakerArtist
Felix Octavius Carr DarleyAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1970Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
FramedHeight
17-3/4 inWidth
20-3/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 20 3/16 in. (45.1 x 51.3 cm)Dimension Description
SightHeight
8-1/16 inWidth
10-13/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 10 13/16 in. (20.5 x 27.5 cm)Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
SS.80.21 a-b - Print - Part of set
SS.80.22 a-b - Print - Part of set
SS.80.26 - Print - Part of set
SS.80.24 a-b - Print - Part of set
SS.80.25 a-b - Print - Part of set
SS.2005.3 a-b - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Accessioned in 1980, acquired before.
In 1849, six new Darley illustrations for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow were published by the American Art Union in a special edition for its members. A set of these original prints by Darley were strengthed and colored especially for Historic Hudson Valley (Sleepy Hollow Restorations) by Fritz Kredel in the early 1970s for a special edition of prints published by Sleepy Hollow Press. Kredel's illustations were later accessioned into the HHV collection. [Jessa J. Krick, 11/24/2010]Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Map drawer 4