A South View of the New Fortress at Crown Point, with the Camp, Commaned by Major General Amherst in the Year 1759
Works on Paper
Thomas Davies (Draftsman)
New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1759
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Painted
1953.0189.001
Object Number1953.0189.001 |
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
A South View of the New Fortress at Crown Point, with the Camp, Commaned by Major General Amherst in the Year 1759
Works on Paper
Museum purchase
Thomas Davies (Draftsman)
1737-1812
New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1759
1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; Drawn on the Spot by Tho:\s Davies Cap:\t Lieut: of the Royal Artillery.
Landscape
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Painted
14.7 (H) , 21.1 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 20 (Image W)
37.3 (H) , 53.5 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 20 (Image W)
Chain interval: 2.7-2.8 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Cross with "IHS" and "IVILLEDARY"
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 64, pp. 126-127.