First State House in Montpelier

Painting

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Vermont Historical Society

photo for publication

Name/Title

First State House in Montpelier

Entry/Object ID

1967.169.1

Description

Acrylic painting depicting a large yellow building, set among tall straight trees. The building has two rounded bays on either side connected with balconies in the center. It is three stories tall and five bays deep. There is a domed cupola at the top with a bell. There are dark mountains visible in the background and a small stretch of sidewalk along the bottom edge. It is signed in the bottom, right, “H. G. Bryan. 1957.”

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Pastel

Subject

First Vermont State House

Subject Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Context

This painting was created as part of a competition and exhibition to reflect a visual understanding of the first Vermont State House. A contemporary written description of the State House was provided to the artists and can be found on a typewritten sheet affixed to the back of the panel. The first State House was designed by Sylvanus Baldwin and constructed of wood in 1808. The building famously hosted a speech by General Lafayette on his grand U.S. tour in 1825. The building was torn down upon the completion of the Second Vermont State House in 1838 (construction started in 1833). The current Vermont Supreme Court building stands on site of this first State House.

Acquisition

Accession

1967.169

Source or Donor

Bryan, Hortense Maria del Carmen Gomez (1903-1997)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Bryan, Hortense Maria del Carmen Gomez (1903-1997)

Made/Created

Artist

Bryan, Hortense Maria del Carmen Gomez (1903-1997)

Date made

1957

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

48 in

Width

60 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America