Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.342 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Judges Cave, West Rock near New Haven.

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

Date1831

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 8 1/4in. (17 x 21cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.342

DescriptionView of Judges Cave, located on the summit of West Rock. The cave consists of several large pieces of stone surrounded by trees. Two men in top hats stand at the foot of the rocks. A third man, possibly a self-portrait of the artist, is seated sketching on the top of the left-hand boulder.

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. From 1661 to 1664, the Judges Cave was the hiding place of the Regicides Goffe and Whalley, who sentenced King Charles I of England to death.

Status

Not on view