House for Henry Whitney, New Haven, Connecticut (front and side elevations)
Medium
Pen and ink, watercolor, graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (42.6 × 30.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Accession Number
24.66.1416(33)
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About this artwork
This Pen and ink, watercolor, graphite by American artist Alexander Jackson Davis from 1835 represents an important work in the Metropolitan Museum's Drawings and Prints collection. House for Henry Whitney, New Haven, Connecticut (f... [Full research-based description continues - work exemplifies period techniques, cultural context, and artistic significance within its genre and historical moment.]
About the Artist
Alexander Jackson Davis · 1803–1892
Alexander Jackson Davis (1803–1892) was a pioneering American architect whose imaginative designs helped define the nation's picturesque country house tradition. Born in New York City on July 24, 1803, Davis received an informal education, studying drawing at the American Academy of the Fine Arts, the New-York Drawing Association, and the antique casts at the National Academy of Design. He apprent...