Drawing

Title:

View on the Androscoggin from Gorham NH

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2014.021.020

Creator:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Place of Origin:

Gorham, NH

Date:

1856

Description:

Drawing. View of the Androscoggin River from Gorham, NH; drawn by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), 1856. Pencil on paper. View of Mount Madison from the Androscoggin River; river in foreground, trees on shore of river in center, Mount Madison in center background; horizontal pastel accents in center. Pencil notations about color and physical features right foreground, center background. View circled with faint markings. Inscription lower right corner: "View on the Androscoggin from Gorham NH / BC Sept 13th 1856".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10 W-14.2 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 #621, 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:

Mountains, Woods, Rivers, Mount Madison