Hartford Train Station
ArtistPainted by
Unknown
Dateafter 1843
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (stretcher height x width): 19 3/4 x 30in. (50.2 x 76.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 24 1/4 x 34 1/4 x 1 7/8in. (61.6 x 87 x 4.8cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 24 1/4 x 34 1/4 x 1 7/8in. (61.6 x 87 x 4.8cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Joan Morris in memory of her husband Vincent E. Morris
DescriptionA steam locomotive is emerging from between the two towers of a Romanesque revival style railroad station. Men and women and a stage coach are on the road at the right. Trees are at the far right. A large house is behind a fence on a grassy bank in the left background.
Object number1994.249.0
InscribedOn back of frame, upper right, in red paint, "1994-249-0"NotesSubject Note: The painting shows the first Union Station, erected in 1843. It is on the same site as the present (2014) building, erected in 1889.Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1855