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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.54 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…
North Eastern view of Cornwall.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.54 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

North Eastern view of Cornwall.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 13/16in. (18 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionThe village of South Cornwall, a little cluster of houses in a deep valley. The spire of the Congregational Church is visible. Coltsfoot Mountain is in the background, identified by an inscription. Inscriptions identify the trees in the foreground as "Apple" trees and a wall as a "stone wall." According to Barber's text, the view is taken from the house of George Wheaton, on the road between Goshen and Sharon
Object number1953.5.54
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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