View Near Fairfield, Conn
ArtistDrawn by
Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten
(Dutch-American, 1829 - 1904)
PrintmakerEngraved by
Charles Maurand
(French, active 1863 - 1881)
Date1874
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 7/16 x 12 15/16in. (24 x 32.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 16 3/16in. (27.3 x 41.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1959.111.6
DescriptionA view looking into a valley where a bridge,presumably a railroad bridge, crosses a river or lake. A church steeple and the roof of another building is visible beyond the hill at the left. Grass and weeds grow among the rocks on the slope in the left foreground. Deciduous and evergreen trees are in the right foreground. Wooded hills are in the background. Clouds are in the sky.
NotesDate Note: The wood engraving was removed from an 1874 issue of The Aldine.Medium Note: Hand-coloring is not original.
Status
Not on view
