Drawing

Title:

From the Interval in Conway

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2014.021.049

Creator:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Place of Origin:

Intervale, NH

Date:

circa 1858

Description:

Drawing. View of Cathedral Ledge, the Saco River, and Mount Washington from Intervale, NH; drawn by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907). Pencil on paper. View of Cathedral Ledge, the Saco River and Mount Washington; tree in left foreground, shore in center foreground, Saco River in right foreground, Cathedral Ledge in center, wooded shore in right center, outlines of clouds in center and right background, Mount Washington in right background. Inscription lower right corner: "From the Interval in Conway / Oct 5."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.4 W-13.9 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 #605, 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, Trees, Ledges, Rivers, Mount Washington