Salmon Brook
ArtistDrawn by
Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten
(Dutch-American, 1829 - 1904)
PrintmakerEngraved by
Charles Maurand
(French, active 1863 - 1881)
Date1873
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 5/8 x 8 1/16in. (27 x 20.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/8 x 9 15/16in. (38.4 x 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1959.111.8
DescriptionTrees and bushes grow beside a stream. A large wading bird, evidently a heron, stands on a sand bar at the left.
NotesDate Note: The wood engraving was removed from an 1873 issue of The Aldine.Medium Note: Hand-coloring is not original.
Subject Note: Salmon Brook is located in northern Hartford County, in Granby and East Granby. It flows into the Farmington River. Both salmon and shad were found in the stream until about 1740.
Status
Not on view
