Drawing

Title:

Unitarian Church, Concord, NH.

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1971.058

Creator:

Tewksbury, William P. (1817-1901)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1837

Description:

Drawing of Unitarian Church, Concord, NH., by William P. Tewksbury (1817-1901), 1837. Pencil and ink on paper. A two-story building, slightly to right of center, five bays wide, with hipped roof concealed at front by a paneled and stepped parapet, above which rises a spire with weathervane; a two-story Doric portico at center of facade; front has end pilasters and two doorways. A one-story building, partially visible at left edge of scene; has cupola with weathervane; fan-shaped window in gable end and Palladian window below. Three domestic buildings at right. Lawn in foreground bordered by fences; a male and female figure stand at fence and look toward a group of boys in military uniforms, playing in left middle ground. Two paths leading across lawn to left in middle distance. Three Lombardy poplars visible beyond line of buildings. Labeled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin: "Unitarian Church / Concord, "N.H." (at center), "Wm. P. Tewksbury" (at left), and "Feb 18. 1837" (at right). Period wood frame with glazing.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-9.9 W-11.95 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dean F. Fales, Jr.

People:

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), Tewksbury, William P., Downing, Lewis, Jr. (1820-1901)

Subjects:

Concord, NH, Unitarian Church