Colored aquatint of two figures standing in water with a large group watching them from shore: a woman in a white dress with her arms crossed leans against a man and looks toward the sky; both figures are hip-deep in water; ripples surround them in the water's surface; a large group stands along the curved beach and watches; many figures pray; one man stands higher than the rest and reaches his hands to the sky; the women wear white and blue dresses and straw bonnets; the men wear coats with tails and black tophats; a group of four women approach from the right; trees surround the scene and a mountain can be seen in the distance; below the scene on far left is printed "J. Milbert Del."; in center is printed "Pub. As the Act Directs March 1 1819."; on right is printed "M. Dubourg Sculp."; below in center the title is printed "Anabaptist Ceremony in N. America."
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard Milbert
Attribution
Artist
Artist
M. Dubourg
Attribution
Engraver
Date made
1819
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
10-3/8 in
Width
11-5/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. (26.4 x 29.5 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration and soil throughout; loss in bottom corners; three tears bottom center; top right corner dog-eared; bottom wrinkled; horizontal crease 2 ¼ inches from bottom edge; vertical scratch 4 inches from left edge; yellow stains along left edge; recto is very soiled throughout; accretion and abrasion from two pieces of removed adhesive tape, top left and top right; vertical and horizontal lines.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #39
Paper is wove, with Whatman watermark from 1817, "95" written on plastic
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7