Harvard Art Museums > 1898.558: "Purgatory," Sutton, Massachusetts Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Purgatory," Sutton, Massachusetts (Henry Hitchings) , 1898.558,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306007. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1898.558 People Henry Hitchings, American (Boston, MA 1823 - 1902 Boston, MA) Title "Purgatory," Sutton, Massachusetts Other Titles Alternate Title: Landscape with Rocks, Trees , and two Gentlemen Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1852 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306007 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink, brown and gray wash, graphite and scratchwork on cream wove paper Dimensions 37.9 x 28.3 cm (14 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: scratched at l.r.: H. Hitchings; black ink: 1852 inscription: removed from old mount, now in curatorial file, graphite: Scene in the town of Sutton / in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Called "Purgatory" / Designed on the spot by Henry Hitchings of Boston. / (Mr. Hitchings completed this drawing for me in May 1852) JW Randall Provenance Recorded Ownership History John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall Accession Year 1898 Object Number 1898.558 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
