Name/Title
BARHYDT'S LAKE (NEAR SARATOGA)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.103Description
Colored steel cut engraving of two men in a boat on a lake surrounded by forest: a forest of pines surrounds and is reflected upon a still lake; on the left, a group of deciduous bushes, punctuated by a lone pine, overhang the water; on the right is a full-bodied pine; beneath this tree is an old stump in the water; in the center of the lake, two figures facing each other sit in a rowboat; a lone white bird is reflected; the sunlight illuminates half the scene and casts shadows on the other half; the sky is punctuated with some white clouds; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "E. Radclyffe."; in center, the title is printed, "BARHYDT'S LAKE.I (Near Saratoga)"; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "LAC BARHYDT, PRÈS DE SARATOGA."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DER BARHYDT'S SEE.(BEI SARATOGA)."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1839."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Edward RadclyffeAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1839Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-3/8 inWidth
10-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (21.3 x 27.6 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration in a square surrounding the image, from mat; writing in pencil bottom right and center left edge; perforations along top edge; soil and traces of watercolor throughout; recto has square of yellowing beneath image; small white spots throughout; soil and abrasion along right edge; two pieces of adhesive tape along top edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.37 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #36Note Type
General NoteNote
Barhydt's Lake is plate number 89 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virtue commissioned William H. Bartlett to illustrate American Scenery, for which N.P. Willis wrote the text. Bartlett completed these watercolor drawings during two visits to America between 1836 and 1838. The drawings were engraved starting in 1837 by numerous English engravers and published in installments of four engravings. Subscribers could have the prints bound in two volumes in 1840 when the installments were complete.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library