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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.28 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…
Western view of Bristol.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.28 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Western view of Bristol.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 19 x 27in. (48.3 x 68.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of the town of Bristol. A "Rye Field" with "Apple" trees beyond it occupies the crest of the hill in the foreground. Immediately behind the field of trees is the Methodist Church. Numerous buildings occupy the slope of the hill and a second hill to the right; the locations of the "Episcopal" and "Congregational" Churches are indistinct. A road leads up the hill and additional fields are on either side. A steep wooded hill is at the left. A detail of a substantial house is above the main drawing
Object number1953.5.28
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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