Charter Oak.

DraftsmanDrawn by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

Date1836

MediumDrawing; pencil on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 4 3/8in. (11.7 x 11.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 5 1/4in. (25.1 x 13.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1983.175.0

DescriptionTwo women and two men stand beneath a large oak tree. The women wear bonnets. One holds a parasol. The men wear top hats. One holds a cane. A smaller sketch of what appears to be the same tree is at the lower left. The main drawing has been squared for transfer.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesArtist Note: This appears to be the preliminary drawing for E.C. Kellogg's lithograph of the Charter Oak; presumably, therefore, it is by E.C. Kellogg. The fact that the drawing has been squared for transfer further suggests that it was reproduced in another medium. (Finlay 1/10/2005)

Date Note: The lithograph based on this drawing appears as an illustration in: Letters from the English Kings and Queens.... Compiled by R.R. Hinman. Hartford: John B. Eldredge, printer, 1836. Connecticut Imprints 1836 H 663L. Therefore the drawing was presumably was executed in 1836. (Finlay 10/24/2005)

Status

Not on view