ALBANY, CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ALBANY, CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.168

Description

Lithograph of sailboats on a river in front of a city: many sailboats, a rowboat, and a steamboat move along a smooth river; three birds fly close to the water in the foreground; many ships are docked close to the shore; the city of Albany covers the low hill sloping to the river on the far shore; visible are many houses, the spires of churches, billows of smoke, and a cupola; to the right is more rural an area with many fields; beyond the city is a row of trees; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithog par Deroy."; in center is printed, "Lith de Ligney Frères. R. Quincampoix. 38."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessine par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Vue d'Albany capitale de l'état de New York.", in center is printed "27."; on right is printed the title in English, "Albany, Capital of the state of New York."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Isidore-Laurent (?) Deroy

Attribution

Lithographer

Manufacturer

Freres Ligny

Date made

1828 - 1829

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-3/8 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (31.4 x 41.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Graphite mark, top left; slight foxing throughout; writing in pencil, top right; recto has slight foxing.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.169 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.170 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #39 Written on front of print in pencil is "95-"

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General Note

Note

Albany is a copy of number 20 in "Itinéraire pittoresque du fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amérique du Nord". Published by H. Gaugain and Co. in 1828-9, Jacques Milbert completed the illustrations Picturesque Itinerary during a stay in America between 1815 and 1823. The drawings were made into lithographs by numerous English lithographers. Scanned item not entire object.

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StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

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Department

Note

Library