Name/Title
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOWEntry/Object ID
SS.80.24 a-bDescription
Print from Felix O. C. Darley's engraved copperplate of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel at Van Tassel's Ball, with lines strengthened and watercolors applied by Kredel: in the center a red-headed Ichabod Crane dressed in black suit, cream-colored vest, blue stockings, and black shoes with buckles dances with blond-haired Katrina Van Tassel dressed in pink dress with white trim and white cap, bodice, apron, and stockings; she also wears gold earrings and a gold 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 green dress, matching cap, pocket and figured stockings; her partner is dressed in a blue jacket, white neckerchief, brown breeches white stockings, and black 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 and is dressed in shades of brown; in the background behind Brom Bones the head of an old woman with glasses and a white cap is visible and a couple, the woman dressed in pink and the man with a green jacket and brown vest, 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, she in a blue cap and he in a brown coat, 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 white shirt, pinkish-brown vest, and brown breeches; his brown 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 blue 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 dressed in brown staring into space as she holds a fan before her; and a sleeping fat, bald-headed man dressed in a blue coat and brown vest and breeches with a clay pipe sticking out of his pocket; near them stands a woman in a white cap and blue 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 brown dress and red hat; an apple or peach rests on the floor and nut rolls to the floor; 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
17-11/16 inWidth
20-3/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 11/16 x 20 3/16 in. (44.9 x 51.3 cm)Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
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SS.80.26 - Print - Part of set
SS.2005.4 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