Artist:David Johnson
Medium: Graphite, chalk, and opaque watercolor on medium-weight, beige, wove paper, sketchbook
Dates:July–October 1851
Dimensions: sketchbook: 4 7/8 x 6 3/4 x 5/16 in. (12.4 x 17.1 x 0.8 cm)
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Accession Number: 1997.157
Image: 1997.157_p14_verso_PS2.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Sketchbook of 18 pages of different colored paper with graphite drawings, some with highlights of either white chalk or opaque watercolor, a few of the pages are blank; book covers are composed of paperboard covered in brown fabric. From "front" of book (front cover signed on inside), sketches in various orientations: p. 1: sketch of trees p. 2: (recto) graphite scribbles; (verso) sketch of seashore, inscribed in upper right: "Sun Rise from [... arge]" p. 3: (verso) partial sketch of cow p. 7: (verso) vertical sketch of tree trunks and stream, inscribed at lower left: "Conway July 16th. 51." p. 10: (verso) sketch of figures, trees, and buildings p. 11: (verso) vertical sketch of buildings, including church, inscribed at upper left: "Conway. 27th." p. 12: (recto) very loose sketch, inscribed at lower left: "Corot."; (verso) landscape with cabins and mountains p. 13: (verso) landscape with cabin and rolls of hay, inscribed at lower center "Mount Washington" and at lower right "Conway N.H. Oct 51." p. 14: (verso) vertical landscape with trees in foreground, inscribed at lower left: "Bartlett. Oct. 51. N.H." p. 15: (verso) vertical landscape with trees, inscribed at lower left: "Bartlett. Oct. 51. N.H." p. 16: (verso) vertical landscape with trees, inscribed at lower left: "Bartlett. Oct. 51. N.H." p. 17: (verso) sketch of farmstead in landscape with cart, fences, and sleeping dog at lower right, inscribed at lower left: "Conway Sept 51. N.H." p. 18: (recto) light, partial sketch of cows; (verso) trees and buildings, inscribed at upper right: "Conway July 16th."