Painting

Title:: Crawford House Party Returning from Mt. Washington
Object Name:: Painting
Object ID:: 1993.008.095
Creator:: Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)
Date:: 1855-1875
Description:: Painting of Crawford House Party Returning from Mt. Washington, by John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894), 1855-1875. Watercolor on paper on paperboard. Riders on horseback descending Mount Washington on a path; woman in green skirt being led on white horse with man in foreground; another figure on brown horse on path on left; Presidential Range in background. Pencil inscription upper center: "LAKE AND MOUNTAIN VIEWS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE". Below: "CRAWFORD HOUSE PARTY RETURNING FROM MT. WASHINGTON / VIEW FROM MT. CLINTON". Numbers one through six with numerical key of significant places: [right] "1 Mt. Jefferson / 2 Mt. Pleasant / 3 Mt. Franklin", at left, "4 Mt. Munroe (Two Peaks) / 5. Mt. Washington / 6 Davis Spur." Signed lower right: "J.B. BACHELDER." Unframed.
Material:: Paper
Dimensions:: H-4.75 W-8 inches
Credit Line:: New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
People:: Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)
Subjects:: Crawford House, White Mountains, Mount Washington, Mount Jefferson, Mount Eisenhower, Mount Monroe, Mount Franklin, Mount Pleasant