Name/Title
The Legend of Sleepy HollowEntry/Object ID
SS.2005.1 a-bDescription
Framed copperplate engraving (not hand-colored) of Ichabod Crane at School: Ichabod Crane dressed in coat, knee breeches and shoes, shirt and stockings sits sharpening quill pen with knife with switch and open book on his lap; he sits with one elbow resting on knee, feet rest on stretcher of simple, tall, four-legged stool on four blocks of wood; Crane sits before tall, slant top desk with a inkwell and quills, a half-eaten apple; a flower, a kniddy-knoddy, a kite and other objects on top of it; a bottle with stopper and three branches for firewood are under the desk; a little boy dressed in a long shirt cries with head resting on one arm and the desk (he has just been spanked); before him and to the right is a group of boys seated on benches with 3 at a desk in the back, they are working at their slates; a devilish-looking boy in the front row holds up an open book while a seated older boy and a standing younger blonde boy with his hand over his mouth watch; before them and to the right are the wooden water bucket and ladle attached with a string (a shoe with a feather for a sail floats in the bucket) and a book resting in an up-side-down hat; to the left of Crane are three boys on a bench along the wall of the school house interior; from left to right; a boy kneels on the bench holding his hat up to the window as a boy on the outside puts peaches in it; his hand rests on a boy laying front down on the bench with one foot on the floor and a peach in his mouth, and the third boy holds an open book to his chest as he gazes into space dreaming; hats and coats hang on the peeling and cracked wall; a rolled up piece of paper, possibly a map is partially visible on the left, and books rest on a simple corner shelf; bottom center "Darley invent. et sculpt.," bottom right "Printed by Sarony & Major," upper right "No. 1."
b- framed in modern frame, painted gold wood, cream-colored mat, glass front.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, paint, glass, Paper, ink, paint, glassCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Felix Octavius Carr DarleyAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
Sarony & MajorDate made
1845 - 2056Notes
Dates: 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: Printed text on reverse side is bleeding through to front.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