Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.58 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

Danbury.

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

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (19 x 26cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.58

DescriptionView of Danbury from Deer Hill. Inscriptions identify the "Academy," "Universalist Ch[urch," "Jail," and "Courthouse." The hills in the background are largely cleared, except for a few trees. Two men are seated in the right foreground. The figure sketching is probably a self-portrait

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

Status

Not on view