View of the Old Dutch Church At Sleepy Hollow, New York

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

View of the Old Dutch Church At Sleepy Hollow, New York

Entry/Object ID

PM.2005.15

Description

Engraving depicting the Old Dutch Church and surrounding countryside in an octogram shape: the stone church with columned portico and speeple, is pictured in profile, toward left side; a picket fence encloses the gravestones on the left of the church; and tall leafy trees stand behind it, and on either side; a gentleman in a top hat stands holding a little girl's hand in front of the fence; a man and a woman riding their horses side by side, gallop by; a dog races in front of them while a gentleman on horseback is riding behind them; in the distance is a hilly, rural landscape punctuated by trees, fences, and farm houses; a large cluster of trees stand on small hill at far rt. foreground; and overhead billowy clouds round out the scene; below the scene, in ink, is the inscription,"View of the Old Dutch Church At Sleepy Hollow, New York."; inscribed in lower left corner of scene is, "Miller, Del"; above the scene is text, in ink, starting with," upon the bridge; he thundered..."; in lower right corner in pencil is written an indecipherable word or name; on back is four columns of text, in ink; remnants of brown paper on back upper corners.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Rickarby Miller

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1850 - 1859

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

G67-145

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Small rip at edge of paper, left side; general discoloration of paper; small tear top edge in center; dark line at top right edge.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.79.2 a-b - Painting - Related SS.79.3 a-b - Painting - Related PM.2005.16 - Engraving - Similar item PM.2005.17 - Engraving - Similar item L.2007.298 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial