Gift of Mrs. Charles Floyer Pond, 1870.3.0 Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 Connecticut Mu ...

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Hartford in 1824

Date1824

MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (stretcher height x width): 40 x 50in. (101.6 x 127cm) Frame (height x width): 44 x 54 1/8 x 3 3/8in. (111.8 x 137.5 x 8.6cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Floyer Pond

Object number1870.3.0

DescriptionLandscape view of Hartford, Connecticut includes a large tree in the foreground, with a man sitting beneath it with his arms outstretched. Another man stands next to him with his arm outstretched toward a cow nearby. A river winds from the foreground down through the city into the background. A church steeple and other buildings are in the background.

NotesSubject Note: The river in the foreground is presumably the Park River. The buildings in the background are presumably along Main Street. The hills in the background are presumably on the east side of the Connecticut River.

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