Newgate, (Simsbury) 2d.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionRough sketch of the Newgate Prison buildings. At the time this drawing was made, the cavern beneath the former prison was being worked as a copper mine by the Phoenix Mining Company, incorporated in 1830
Object number1953.5.241
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on viewca. 1950