Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Drawing |
Title |
"The Grave of Daniel Boone," Frankfort Cemetery |
Catalog Number |
2004.41.479 |
Creator |
Venable, J.W. |
Date |
1855 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-11 W-15 inches |
Description |
This is a pencil drawing by J.W. Venable titled "The Grave of Daniel Boone" from 1855. The image depicts Frankfort Cemetery with tall trees in the foreground, one carved with the word "Boone" with a wooden bench around it. There are trees set amidst several tall gravestones and monuments including Boone's, which is near a cliff surrounded by a fence and overlooking the Kentucky River, which has a row boat with two people in it, at the right. There is a tall monument in the background behind the trees with an angel on top of it holding what looks like a halo with spikes sticking out of the area around her. There are two other monuments in front of that one, one is a tall square shape with a figure on the top while the other goes up to a point. |
Notes |
Schmidt catalogue number KV 398, 1398. See also 240, 518. "Drawn from nature by J.W. Venable. Presented to Mrs. S.E. Ayres, Lexington, KY." Rev. John Wasley Venable was born in 1823 and died in 1908. In addition to being an artist, Venable served as rector of the Episcopal churches in Georgetown, Versailles, and Harrodsburg. |
Collection |
Martin F. Schmidt Collection |
People |
Venable, J.W. Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 Schmidt, Martin F. |
Subjects |
Monuments Monuments & memorials Gravestones Cemeteries Rivers Cliffs Trees |
Search Terms |
Frankfort (Ky.) Kentucky |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |