ALBANY

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ALBANY

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.81

Description

Colored steel cut engraving of a city on the banks of a busy river: in the foreground on the left, a tree grows from the riverbank; on the right two figures lean on a piece of wood on which birds perch; more birds float in the river; on the far right, a figure in a blue vest faces the viewer; in the center of the image, a sailboat sails next to a steamboat that bears an American flag; in the distance, closer to the city, are many smaller sailboats; the city is on a hill with brown roofs punctuated with roofs of green and yellow; across from the city, on the viewers left, is an outcropping of land on which trees grow; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "C. Cousen."; in center, the title is printed, "ALBANY."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1837."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Bartlett

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Charles Cousen

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

George Virtue

Date made

1837

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-3/4 in

Width

11-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. (22.2 x 28.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration in a square surrounding the image, from the mat; soil and some foxing throughout surface; three perforations top center edge; wear along right edge; recto is soiled throughout; yellowed beneath image; and has white adhesive tape in top corners.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.6 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #7

Note Type

General Note

Note

Albany is plate number 11 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virtue commissioned William H. Bartlett to illustrate American Scenery, for which N.P. Willis wrote the text. Bartlett completed these watercolor drawings during two visits to America between 1836 and 1838. The drawings were engraved starting in 1837 by numerous English engravers and published in installments of four engravings. Subscribers could have the prints bound in two volumes in 1840 when the installments were complete.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library