Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.137 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Hartford, East view.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 5/8in. (19 x 27cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.137

DescriptionView of the Hartford skyline from the east bank of the Connecticut River. The covered bridge across the river is at the right. Numerous sailing vessels and two steamboats line the waterfront. Inscriptions identify "South Ch[urch," "Center Ch[urch," "Court House" (The Old State House), "Free Ch[urch," "Baptist [Church," "Catholic [Church" and North Ch[urch" A factory smokestack appears to the left of the spire of Center Church

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

Status

Not on view