CAPTURE OF ANDRE 1780

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CAPTURE OF ANDRE 1780

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.206

Description

Colored lithograph of four men in eighteenth-century dress and a horse on a rural dirt road: three men, one kneeling, surround a fourth man; the fourth man's boot has been removed and lies on the ground beside him; next to the boot is a series of documents labeled, "DISCRIPTION OF DEFENCES. ORDANANCE, WEST POINT", "PLAN OF WEST POINT", "STATEMENT OF FORCES", and "PASSPORT, B. Arnold"; Andre also hands over his watch and a small bag; a man in a pink shirt holds a gun in one hand and Andre's shoulder in the other; a man in a blue jacket holds the horses reigns, the kneeling man holds one of the papers and looks at Andre with contempt; there are trees surrounding the road; the Hudson can be seen in the background; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier."; in center is printed, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y."; on far right corner is printed, "2 Spruce St. N. Y."; below three of the figures are printed, from left to right, "WILLIAMS," VANWART," and "PAULDING"; below in center, the title is printed, "CAPTURE OF ANDRE 1780."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nathaniel Currier

Attribution

Lithographer

Date made

1845

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

L.2007.186

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration throughout; mended tears, bottom left, top center, and along right edge; crease, center, starting at bottom edge; some foxing; recto is discolored; has traces of watercolors; tape and a piece of paper along edges to mend tears.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #21

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library