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Museum purchase, 1994.109.0  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
Haddam
Museum purchase, 1994.109.0 Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Photographs and all rights purchased by the Connecticut Historical Society.

Haddam

PainterPainted by Sibyl Huntington 1734 - 1798
Dateabout 1758
MediumPainting; oil on wood panel in wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 7/8 x 52 3/8in. (70.8 x 133cm)
Other (panel height x width): 30 5/8 x 54 5/8in. (77.8 x 138.7cm)
Frame (height x width): 35 5/8 x 62 5/8 x 1in. (90.5 x 159.1 x 2.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionThree men wearing frock coats and holding muskets stand beneath a tree. A boy and several dogs are at the right. Cows are beneath a tree at the far right. Game animals, including rabbits and deer, are at the left. Against a background of dense trees, beyond a river, is a cluster of buildings, including a church and houses.
Object number1994.109.0
MarkingsOn back of frame, on gummed label, in black ink, "WADSWORTH ATHENEUM / HARTFORD, CONN. / No. T.L. 46.1984 / Artist American / Title Overmantle Painting / Owner Brainard Memorial Library, / Haddam, CT. / Return to"InscribedOn back of frame, upper right, in white paint, "1994-109-0"
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