View Near Fairfield, Conn
ArtistDrawn by
Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten
Dutch-American, 1829 - 1904
PrintmakerEngraved by
Charles Maurand
French, active 1863 - 1881
Date1874
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 7/16 x 12 15/16in. (24 x 32.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 16 3/16in. (27.3 x 41.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 16 3/16in. (27.3 x 41.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA view looking into a valley where a bridge,presumably a railroad bridge, crosses a river or lake. A church steeple and the roof of another building is visible beyond the hill at the left. Grass and weeds grow among the rocks on the slope in the left foreground. Deciduous and evergreen trees are in the right foreground. Wooded hills are in the background. Clouds are in the sky.
Object number1959.111.6
InscribedOn recto, lower center, beneath image, printed in black ink, "VIEW NEAR FAIRFIELD, CONN."On verso, lower right, in pencil, old and new accession numbers; "66267"NotesDate Note: The wood engraving was removed from an 1874 issue of The Aldine.
Medium Note: Hand-coloring is not original.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
