Drawing

Title:

Conway

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2014.021.006

Creator:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Place of Origin:

Conway, NH

Date:

1852

Description:

Drawing. Conway, NH; drawn by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), 1852. Pencil on paper. View of grove of trees from a flat, open area, centered on gap in trees with two figures walking along the Saco River, mountains in left background; horizontal with pastel accent lines in left and center background. Inscription lower right corner: "Conway Sept 27th 1852".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.2 W-14.3 inches

Provenance:

From a collection of drawings by Benjamin Champney purchased at the auction of the estate of Wallace D. Fealy (1932-2012) of Stanchfield, Minnesota, conducted by Fahey Auctioneers and Appraisers, November 5, 2013. Part of lot #603, one of 26 lots sold by Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis, MA; purchased at auction, April 5, 2014, with funds provided by 17 donors.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase with funds provided by P. Andrews and Linda McLane, G. Warren and Leslie Schomaker, Michael Mooney, Josh Eldred, Jamie LaFleur, Roger E. Belson, Jackson Historical Society, Doug and Karin Nelson, Bryant F. Tolles, William W. Upton, Charles O. and Gloria Vogel, John and Alice Pepper, John A. and Nina DeLoge, Frances S. MacIntyre, Samuel M. and Sheila Robbins, Barbara MacAdam, and the Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund

People:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Subjects:

Trees