Putnam Hill, Greenwich.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 7 7/8in. (19 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.112
DescriptionAt the right, a road leads across a causeway up a steep hill. A stagecoach is roughly indicated. At the top of the hill, a saltbox house and its outbuildings sit among trees. The slopes of the hill are rocky with scattered trees. In the foreground, a man sketching, possibly a self-portrait of the artist is roughly indicated, seated on a rock in front of a stone wall
NotesSubject Note: In 1779, General Israel Putnam descended this hill on horseback in order to escape the British troops. Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view