Castle Rock, Woodbury.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Dateprobably 1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x weight): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.295
DescriptionSteep rocky outcropping, said to have been the fort of Pomperaug, an Indian Chief. Notations identify the trees as "Pine" "Oak & ash trees / very thick," "Button wood," and "Alders." A note at the left indicated the site where the "first mill [was] erected" on the "Banks of Pomperaug River." The position of the river is indicated in the foreground, between a "meadow" and an "open" space.
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
