AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, ETAT DE NEW-YORK

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, ETAT DE NEW-YORK

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.183

Description

Page with four lithographs of landscapes: on top center of page is printed "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE I Etat de New-York."; on top right is printed "No 8."; on top left is a lithograph of a scene with two figures sitting at the foot of a pinetree with a lake below in the distance; the lake is surrounded by mountains; there is a village on the left shore of the lake; below is printed the title in French and in English "Lac George I Lake George."; on top right is printed a lithograph of a wide river surrounded on either side by forest; in the distance is a stretch of low waterfalls; below is printed the title in French and in English, "Rivière de Mohaws, Chûte de Cohoes. I Mohawk.- Cohoes Falls."; below, on bottom right of page, is a lithograph of a mill on the side of falls of a river that runs through a ravine; two figures sit on the shore beside the river; below is printed the title in English and in French, "Petite chute supérieure de l'Hudson à Luzerne. I Little Falls of the Hudson at Luzerne."; to the left, on bottom left of page; is a lithograph of a few rustic buildings among wooded rolling hills, connected by a wall-lined road; below on left is printed "J. Milbert del et Lith."; in center is printed the title in French and in English, "2.me Vue de la vallée du Sommeil. I Sleepy Hollow, 2.d view."; on bottom of page, on left is printed "A Paris chez Rosselin, q. Voltaire, 21 bis."; in center is printed, "Published by Bailly et Ward, New-York, N.o 96. W.m St."; on right is printed "Lith. Bénard, r.de l'Abbaye, 4."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1828 - 1829

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-5/8 in

Width

16-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. (32.1 x 42.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration in a square, from mat; foxing throughout; edges worn, tear, bottom left; tear and crease, top center; erased writing in pencil, top right; soil along right edge; paper is wrinkled; recto is yellowed throughout, especially beneath the images.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #39

Note Type

General Note

Note

Scanned image not entire object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library