Watertown, North East view.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 13/16in. (18 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.275
DescriptionIn the foreground a stone wall toped with a picket fence and shaded by a row of "elm" trees lines a "road." In the middle distance a field of "corn" is enclosed with a "Virginia" fence and a small waterway crosses the field on the right. The Congregational and Episcopal Churches in the center surrounded by a cluster of houses. Barber notes an "orchard" and a grove of "oak" trees.
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
