Webb House
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
DateFebruary 1937
MediumDrawing; pencil, watercolor, and gouache on brown paper on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income
DescriptionThe drawing depicts a side view of the Webb House in Wethersfield, CT, obscured by leafless trees. There is one larger tree in the center of the painting that dominates the scene. On it, birds, a chipmunk, and a squirrel are all visible.
Object number1973.25.1
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 1"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pen, "FEB 1937"Lower center, in pencil, "Untitled "Webb House"
Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesThe Webb House, built in 1752 on Main Street in Wethersfield for merchant Joseph Webb, played a notable role during the Revolutionary War. In May 1781, George Washington used the home as his headquarters for several days while meeting with the Comte de Rochambeau. It was here that the two commanders began formulating the campaign that, five months later, culminated in the decisive American victory at Yorktown.
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