Hale Homestead
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1976
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry, Connecticut, with two large trees in the yard and several smaller trees and bushes around the house. There is a bench under one of the large trees, near what appears to be a low stone wall.
Object number2012.284.5397
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom, handwritten in pencil and erased: "[vertical line, left-pointing arrow, horizontal line] 9 1/2 [horizontal line, right-pointing arrow, vertical line]"Bottom, handwritten in pencil and erased: "[vertical line, left-pointing arrow, horizontal line] 9 1/2 [horizontal line, right-pointing arrow, vertical line]"
Bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Page 28 Cover"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil and erased: "2 REDUCTIONS ON THIS DRAWING"
Verso, bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "Nathan Hale Homestead"
Bottom right, handwritten in paper: "Int. + cover- Hist. CT. Houses"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on the cover of and in Richard Welling's Historic Connecticut Houses.
Date Note: The date is based on the year Historic Connecticut Houses was published.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
On View
Not on view
about 1955
