Photograph and Drawing of the Old State House
Datebefore 1971
MediumDrawing; black ink and gray marker on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 5/8 x 17 7/8in. (60 x 45.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 5/8 x 17 7/8in. (60 x 45.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 5/8 x 17 7/8in. (60 x 45.4cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing shows a photograph of the Old State House and its surrounding buildings in Hartford, Connecticut, and a drawing of the photograph. A hand is depicted holding the photograph above the drawing, which is on a sheet of paper in a spiral-bound notebook.
Object number2012.284.5438
MarkingsVerso, on piece of paper taped to the bottom edge, handwritten in red marker, blue marker, black ink, and red pencil: "FIG 7 [red marker] P24 [blue marker, underlined] / [illegible] 33% [black ink] 33 [in red marker, crossed out in red pencil]"InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "Fig. 7 [circled]"Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "ILLUSTRATION FOR VIEWFINDER COPY"
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p. 24 Tec of Drawing Buildings"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 24 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings. According to the book, this was Welling's view out of his apartment window.
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