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Image Not Available for Scene at Hartford, Conn. 1854.
Scene at Hartford, Conn. 1854.
Image Not Available for Scene at Hartford, Conn. 1854.

Scene at Hartford, Conn. 1854.

ArtistDrawn by Joseph Ropes American, 1813 - 1885
Date1854
MediumDrawing, pencil, ink wash, and Chinese white on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 11/16 x 11 7/16in. (22 x 29cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionView of the Park River, Hartford, looking west towards the Old Stone Bridge. A lumber mill is at the left; the gambrel roofed building to the right is probably George S. Lincoln's Phoenix Iron Foundry, located on Arch Street. A dam links these two industrial structures. An artist, possibly a self-portrait, is seated sketching in the left foreground.
Object number1999.49.3
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