BAPTÊME D'ANABAPTISTE

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.115

Description

Engraving and etching of two figures standing in water while a group watches from the shore: a man leads a woman into knee-deep water; in the left foreground, a man sits on a rock with his back to the viewer and watches; in the right foreground is a group of figures surrounding a man who stands on a platform; two members of the group; a man and a woman holding a baby turn to watch the baptism; a young boy plays with a dog; the rest of the group is focused on the man speaking; in the distance, more figures standing on the shore can be seen; trees grow on the far bank; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines close together; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. ESTADOS UNIDOS. VEREINIGTE STAATEN. [United States]"; on far right is printed "12"; below the image on far left is printed "Milbert"; on far right is printed "Langlois Sc"; below is printed the title in French, German, and Spanish, "Baptême d'Anabaptiste. Taufe der Wiedertaufer. I Bautismo de Anabatista [Anabaptist Baptism]."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Langlois

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

1838 - 1841

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Anabaptist Baptism

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-3/8 in

Width

8-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (13.7 x 21.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Top edge cut irregularly; two tears along top edge, right and left; five small perforations along top; crease right bottome; tear bottom, one inch from left edge; bottom left corner dog-eared; writing in pencil bottom right; scratches in paper surface, top left; light brown line top right; recto has two pencil marks bottom, three inches from left edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

Note Type

General Note

Note

Anabaptist Baptism is plate number 12 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library