Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.110 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

North view of Greenfield Hill.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionRough sketch: The small building with a cupola is the Academy. Houses and trees are to its right. The Congregational Church is very roughly indicated at the far right. A picket fence is in the right foreground. Long island Sound appears in the distance, to the left of the Academy; an inscription indicates the location of "Fairfield"

Object number1953.5.110

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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