The Peach War

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

The Peach War

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.31

Description

Wash drawing of battle scene between Dutch and Indians: one soldier flat on stomach, his broken clay pipe resting over his musket; second Dutchman, also prone, sat upon by fierce -looking Indian, half-naked, who is cutting the soldier's trouser seat with his knife; third soldier seized by hair by tomahawk-wielding Indian; in background, large Dutchman is struggling to retreat, hastily, with arrow in rear; other sketchy figures battling in background distance.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Pine, Wash, glass, Gilt, Paper, pine, wash, glass, gilt

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1848 - 1854

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

9-5/8 in

Width

7-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.4 x 18.1 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Notes

Illustrator

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

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Notes

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

A reproduction of this item hangs in the Picture Gallery at Sunnyside.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial