Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6164 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Ancient Burying Ground and One Financial Plaza, Hartford

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1987

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 5/8in. (34.6 x 54.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the Ancient Burying Ground cemetery in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, with One Financial Plaza in the background on the right, and Center Church reflected in its windows. In the far background on the right is the Old State House. There is a large tree on the left.

Object number2012.284.6164

MarkingsVerso of sheet a, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet b, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "9.28.87 MONDAY - 2:10 / OK - LAURA HA[illegible] - 9.29."

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