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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.105 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...
Newgate Prison.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.105 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Newgate Prison.

Artist (1786 - 1880)
Dateabout 1830
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 9 13/16in. (17 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.105
DescriptionView of the buildings of Newgate Prison in East Granby seen across and open field. The sign of Luther Viets's tavern is on the far right. In the 1830s, the cavern was being worked as a copper mine by the Phoenix Mining Company
NotesConstituent Note: Asaph Willard was active in Hartford from 1817 until his death in 1880.
Status
Not on view
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