Name/Title
BRIDGE AT GLENS FALL (ON THE HUDSON)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.105Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a rustic bridge and building by a waterfall: on the right, water cascades over the falls; logs and rocks break through the falling water; on the left, a rocky outcrop faces the falls, a wooden bridge supported with a stone column crosses from one side to the other; a rustic building stands at the end of the bridge, on the edge of the water; another, smaller building stands at the far right, on top of the falls; a river cutting through a deep ravine is visible beneath the bridge; a pair of figures stand beneath the bridge with their back to the viewer; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "F.W. Topham."; in center, the title is printed, "BRIDGE AT GLANS FALL.I (on the Hudson)"; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "PONT À GLENS FALL."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DIE BRÜCKE ZU GLENS FALL."; 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
Francis William TophamAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1839Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/8 inWidth
10-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (20.6 x 27.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration throughout, especially along left, bottom, and right edges; top edge cut irregularly; three tears top center; traces of watercolor throughout; recto is slightly soiled; yellowing in square beneath image; two pieces of adhesive tape along top edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.44 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #7
Written in pencil on mat is "40- "Note Type
General NoteNote
Bridge at Glens Fall is plate number 109 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, B5Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library