Name/Title
ALBANY - CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORKEntry/Object ID
L.2007.170Description
Colored 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; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "4e Livrason [4th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.1."; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Deroy"; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert."; below on left is printed the title in French, "Vue d'Albany, Capitale de l'état de New-York."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 13."; on right is printed the title in English, "Albany- Capital of the state of New-York"; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Urbs Albany Cput provinciae New York."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove dirigee par Noël ainé & Cie."; on right is printed the title in German, "Stadt Albany Hauptstadt in New-York."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Isidore-Laurent (?) DeroyAttribution
LithographerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-1/2 inWidth
15 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 15 in. (29.2 x 38.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; discolored throughout, especially along bottom edge; bottom edge torn, with losses; writing in pencil, bottom right; extreme foxing throughout; small loss, top right edge; top edge torn with losses; left and right edges cut irregularly; piece of yellow adhesive tape along top edge; two pieces of yellowing masking tape in top corners; recto is soiled throughout; writing in pencil in center and in bottom right; piece of yellowing adhesive tape, bottom center; hinged to mat with two pieces of adhesive tape, along top. Despite this poor condition, the image itself remains largely unaffected.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.168 - Lithograph - Similar item
L.2007.169 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39
"JAC 45-." is written in pencil on print.Note Type
General NoteNote
Albany- Capital of the state of New-York is number 13 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 image not entire object.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library