Lebanon.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (19 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of the buildings in the central part of Lebanon. The broad treeless area in the foreground is the town green. On the left, is a row of houses and a few trees, identified as "Pine trees" and "Button" wood trees. The "War Office" and the "House of Gov. Trumbull" where John Trumbull, the "Painter" was "born" are identified by inscriptions. The church with the tall steeple, labeled "Brick" is the Congregational Church. The small church at the right, also labeled "Brick" is identified as the "Baptist" Church
Object number1953.5.149
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Subject Terms
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