Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.299 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Woodstock.

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

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

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

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.299

DescriptionView of the Congregational Church, Woodstock. The church, with a tall steeple and a weathervane, is at the right. The Academy is in the center, with poplar trees on either side. Other buildings include a tavern with hanging sign in the left background. The road to the left is now Route 169. A detail, apparently of the buildings to the left of the road, appears above the main drawing.

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

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