Danbury.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
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 Danbury from Deer Hill. Inscriptions identify the "Academy," "Universalist Ch[urch," "Jail," and "Courthouse." The hills in the background are largely cleared, except for a few trees. Two men are seated in the right foreground. The figure sketching is probably a self-portrait
Object number1953.5.58
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Subject Terms
On View
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