Hartford in 1824
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Date1824
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (stretcher height x width): 40 x 50in. (101.6 x 127cm)
Frame (height x width): 44 x 54 1/8 x 3 3/8in. (111.8 x 137.5 x 8.6cm)
Frame (height x width): 44 x 54 1/8 x 3 3/8in. (111.8 x 137.5 x 8.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Floyer Pond
DescriptionLandscape view of Hartford, Connecticut includes a large tree in the foreground, with a man sitting beneath it with his arms outstretched. Another man stands next to him with his arm outstretched toward a cow nearby. A river winds from the foreground down through the city into the background. A church steeple and other buildings are in the background.
Object number1870.3.0
MarkingsOn back of frame, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 'HARTFORD IN 1824' - oil on canvas / Artist unknown / Acc. No. X1870-1-0"On back of frame, on gummed label,printed in black ink, "THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM / 600 Main Street / Hartford, CT 06103 / Unknown / Hartford, CT in 1824 / 1824 / oil on canvas on [sic] / Connecticut Historical Society Museum, The / T.L. 2004.19.8.4"
On back of frame, on gummed label, typed in red ink, "75"; typed in black ink, "View of Hartford in 1824. / See CHS Bul Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan., 1955, p. 22. / Artist: unknown. / Gift of Mrs. Charles Floyer Pond (Harriet Newell Phelps) about 1872."
On back of panel, stenciled in white ink, "MASONITE / PRESSWOOD"InscribedOn back of frame, upper right, in white paint, "X1870-1-0"
On back of stretcher, upper right, in white paint, "X1870-1-0"NotesSubject Note: The river in the foreground is presumably the Park River. The buildings in the background are presumably along Main Street. The hills in the background are presumably on the east side of the Connecticut River.
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