American Scenery, View on the Connecticut.
Dateafter 1867
MediumLithography; black, green, and blue printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 16 1/8in. (30.5 x 41cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/8 x 19 15/16in. (39.1 x 50.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/8 x 19 15/16in. (39.1 x 50.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA man and three women are in a rowboat on a long, narrow body of water that could be a river or a lake. The woman in the stern holds a parasol. The women seated in the center hold the oars. The man stands in the prow. The left shore is densely wooded, with a small rail fence on a point. There is a small wooded island in the center. At the right are a fallen tree, a small dead tree, two slender evergreens, and a leafy deciduous tree. Hills or mountains are in the right background.
Object number1951.14.19
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "AMERICAN SCENERY, / View on the Connecticut."On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Print / Box 9 / 336" "Print Drawer 21 #12"; center, "Bastin [?]"; lower right, accession number and "Drawer 22".NotesSubject Note: Although the subject is identified as a view on the Connecticut River, it strongly resembles views of the Narrows of Lake George, particularly those by William Henry Bartlett. (Finlay 6/4/2004)
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