The Little River, Hartford

Artist Charles Adams Platt American, 1861 - 1933

Date1881

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 14 in. (19.7 x 35.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving R. Juster

Object number1977.13

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SignedOn plate lower left: "CA Platt 1881- The Little River, Hartford"

DescriptionThe backs of buildings along a river with sloping, muddy banks. Titled in the plate "The Little RIver, Hartford," which is a tributary to the Connecticut River in Hartford, CT. The title seems somewhat odd in that the image does not show a typical river with grassy banks, but instead has the look of a tidal river, where the banks are muddy. The image is like some Whistler, Thames-side views of a similar period (see 2009.2.5 Eagle Wharf, or 1979.3.1, Billingsgate). The elongated dome does appear to be that of the newly constructed, Upjohn-designed Connecticut state capitol building.

See also 1977.12Provenance1977, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust