THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

Entry/Object ID

SS.80.26

Description

Print from Felix O. C. Darley's 1849 engraved copperplate of The Headless Horseman Chasing Ichabod Crane, with lines strengthened and watercolors applied by Kredel: Ichabod Crane, with terror in his eyes, rides a bony, galloping, saddleless, and equally terrified Gunpowder, clutching him around the neck; the Headless Horseman, draped from head to foot in a black cloth and holding a pumpkin, follows quite closely on his black horse; the background includes a cloudy sky, a grove of twisted, nearly dead trees, and clouds of dust kicked up by the horse; framed with a wide, white mat in a modern frame.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, ink, watercolor

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Fritz Kredel

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1970

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

17-11/16 in

Width

20-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 11/16 x 20 3/16 in. (44.9 x 51.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

8-3/16 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 3/16 x 10 3/4 in. (20.8 x 27.3 cm)

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.80.21 a-b - Print - Part of set SS.80.22 a-b - Print - Part of set SS.80.24 a-b - Print - Part of set SS.80.25 a-b - Print - Part of set SS.80.23 a-b - Print - Part of set SS.2005.6 a-b - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

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

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial