Old House, Hartford
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1971
MediumDrawing; black ink and marker on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 1/2 x 18in. (59.7 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/2 x 18in. (59.7 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/2 x 18in. (59.7 x 45.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of an Italianate-style house in Hartford, Connecticut, with the silhouettes of two large, leafless trees on either side of it. The brickwork, balcony, shutters, and other architectural details are depicted.
Object number2012.284.5439
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, right side, handwritten in pencil: " [left-pointing arrow] 5 7/8 deep [right-pointing arrow]"Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "4" [circled]
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "30 1/2"
Bottom left, handwritten in blue ink: "Fig. 12" [circled]
Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "FIRST ILLUSTRATION FOR PROJECT 1 / CAPTION 5" ["5" is circled]
Verso, top right, handwritten in black ink: "x"
Bottom, handwritten in pencil: "tec of Drawing Building p-31"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 31 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings.
Date Note: The date is based on the year The Technique of Drawing Buildings was published.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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