George Henry Boughton (American 1833-1905) - Rip Van Winkle, Circa 1893. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14 x 9.25 inches. Signed lower right: GHB. Excellent condition, framed. Illustrated in Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1893 by Washington Irving. London, MacMillan and Co., Page 69. "These mountain beds do not agree with me," thought Rip, "and if this frolic should lay me up with a fit of rheumatism, I shall have a blessed time with Dame Van Winkle." - P. 67.

The woodcut illustration done after the watercolor shown above.

George Henry Boughton (American 1833-1905) - Rip Van Winkle drinking draught from a flagon, Ca. 1893. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14 x 10 inches. Signed lower right: G.H. Boughton. Excellent condition, framed. Illustrated in Rip Van Winkle, 1893 by Washington Irving. London, MacMillan and Co. Page 61. "He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught."_P. 60.

George Henry Boughton (American 1833-1905) - Rip Van Winkle at Rest, 1893. "Panting and fatigued, he threw himself, late in the afternoon, on a green knoll, covered with green herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice." Page 47. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 10 x 14 inches. Signed lower center: G.H. Boughton. Excellent original condition, framed.

George Henry Boughton (American 1833-1905) - Rip Van Winkle and the Dutchman in the Catskills, 1893. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14 x 10 inches. Signed lower right: G.H. Boughton. Excellent condition, framed. "A strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back." Page 51.

George Henry Boughton (American 1833-1905) - Rip Van Winkle and the Dutchman in the Catskills, 1893. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14 x 10 inches. Signed lower right: G.H. Boughton. Excellent condition, framed. "A strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back." Page 51.

Daniel Chester French (American 1850-1931) - Rip Van Winkle, 1925. Bronze. 17.50 inches (height). Signed and dated on the base. Exhibited at the National Academy of Design, New York. Original condition and patina.

Daniel Chester French - Rip Van Winkle (detail)

Daniel Chester French - Rip Van Winkle (detail)

William Clark Noble (American 1858-1938) - Rip Van Winkle as portrayed by Joseph Jefferson, circa 1895. Bronze. 10.5 inches height. Signed: Noble on the base. JNO. Williams, Founder, N.Y. (signed on base). Excellent condition. William Clark Noble sculpted the Joseph Jefferson Presentation Cup, made of nearly 1000 ounces of sterling silver, manufactured by Gorham Co., which this figure is part of the finished cup. The original cost of the cup was $2,100.00, the same cost as a three story home in Providence, RI, where the cup was cast.

John Rogers (American, 1829-1904) "Rip Van Winkle Returned" Painted plaster sculpture 21.50 inches (height); 9.50 inches (wide); 9 inches (deep). Signed "John Rogers, New York", on the base. Patented July 25, 1871. Titled on the base. Excellent original condition.

Front view.