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Judges Cave
Judges Cave

Judges Cave

Date1846
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1965.43.1
MarkingsStamped in ink on verso of canvas, "PREPARED / BY / EDWD DECHAUX / NEW-YORK"NotesSubject Note: This landscape is located on West Rock New Haven. Not a cave today, but actually a cleft in the rocks. A bronze tablet was erected by the Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars, which records the fact that in 1661 Colonels Goffe and Whalley, two of the regicide judges were reputed to have found temporary refuge from the officers of King Charles. On the day of the election, these two men were hiding at Judges Cave, their place of concealment known only to a few persons."

Artist Note: During conservation treatment, it was noted that a very faint paint inscription believe to be the artist's signature with the date 1846 was seen on verso. (Lee 10/30/2013)
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