Drawing
- Title:
- Philips Exeter Acadamy
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1973.518
- Creator:
- Brown, G. W.
- Date:
- 1831
- Description:
- Drawing of Philips Exeter Acadamy [sic], by G. W. Brown, 1831. Pencil on paper. Large building, in left half of composition, with a two-story main section, 7 bays wide, flanked by two single-story wings; the main section has a hipped roof with cupola and central pedimented pavilion, 3 bays wide; the wings have colonnaded fronts. Between the building and a large tree at the right can be seen a vague townscape in the background. Lawns in foreground bordered by a tree-lined fence which extends across scene at front. Paths lead across lawn to building, an avenue lined with trees leading to main entrance. Labeled, dated and signed at top of composition in script pencil: "Philips Exeter Acadamy Aug 8, 1831 / G W Brown." Has a line/dot/line under it. Not matted nor framed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.7 W-5.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Brown, G. W.
- Subjects:
- Exeter, NH, Phillips Exeter Academy
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