Horses Home Stock Farm, East Williston. L.I. N.Y.
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Title
Horses Home Stock Farm, East Williston. L.I. N.Y.
Subject
Farm; Horses; Field; Barn; Business; Willis, Samuel; Willis, H.S.
Description
Etching on cardstock depicting Lange's view of Horses Home Stock Farm in East Williston, NY. Foreground contains three fields separated by split rail fencing, each with several horses grazing or running. Road cuts horizontally though midground, beyond which lies a collection of buildings; far left appears to depict two-story farmhouse with outbuildings, center depicts large barn with multiple extensions and more horses in front inside paddocks tended to by farmhands, far right shows train arriving at a local station with windmill powered water pump next to outbuildings. Titled "Horses Home Stock Farm East Williston. L.I. N.Y." with additional printed text below the image specifying Samuel Willis as original founder of the business in 1857 and H.M. Willis as its current proprietor. Advertising text printed on verso.
Creator
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Source
Edward Lange (1846-1912). Horses Home Stock Farm, East Williston. L.I. N.Y., n.d.. Etching on cardstock, 3.5 x 6.1875 in. (unframed). Preservation Long Island purchase, 2001.3
Format
3.5 x 6.1875 in. (unframed)
Type
Print (Etching)
Identifier
Signed lower right corner, "Edw. Lange. Art. Elwood. L.I. Suff. Co. N.Y."
Medium
Etching on cardstock
Spatial Coverage
New York; Nassau County; Town of Hempstead; East Williston
Rights Holder
Preservation Long Island purchase, 2001.3
Citation
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist], “Horses Home Stock Farm, East Williston. L.I. N.Y.,” The Art of Edward Lange , accessed September 30, 2023, https://edwardlange.omeka.net/items/show/24.