1975.59.6 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

South Western view of Judges Cave near New Haven.

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

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

Date1836

MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 × 4 3/4in. (10 × 12cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Object number1975.59.6

DescriptionHuge rocks surrounded by trees. Two men stand at the foot of the rocks; a third man, probably a self-portrait of the artist sketching, is seated atop the left hand rock.

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary work 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