South view of Porters Rocks in Mystic in Groton.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 8 1/4in. (17 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionTwo large rocky outcroppings with a lower area between them. Three buildings are visible between outcroppings and a large building with an inn sign is at the right. A figure is halfway up the outcropping at the right. The figure in the foreground is probably a self-portrait of the artist sketching. The Mystic River is in the foreground. In 1637 Captain John Mason and his men camped on this site the night before they attacked the Pequot Fort, which was about two miles southwest
Object number1953.5.180
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on view
