Hartford, East view.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 5/8in. (19 x 27cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of the Hartford skyline from the east bank of the Connecticut River. The covered bridge across the river is at the right. Numerous sailing vessels and two steamboats line the waterfront. Inscriptions identify "South Ch[urch," "Center Ch[urch," "Court House" (The Old State House), "Free Ch[urch," "Baptist [Church," "Catholic [Church" and North Ch[urch" A factory smokestack appears to the left of the spire of Center Church
Object number1953.5.137
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view