Drawing

Title:

On Sawyer River

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2014.021.038

Creator:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Place of Origin:

Livermore, NH

Date:

1860

Description:

Drawing. View of the Sawyer River, Livermore, NH; drawn by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), 1860. Pencil on paper. View of rocky shore, boulders and river, boulders and river in foreground, large boulders along shore in left center, trees along shore in center, boulders in right center, outlines of trees in background. White water color accents on river in foreground. Inscription lower left corner: "On Sawyer River Aug 30th 1860".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.1 W-15.75 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 #614, 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:

Boulders, Trees, Rivers