CHÛTE DE COHOES DE LA RIVIÈRE MOHAWK

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CHÛTE DE COHOES DE LA RIVIÈRE MOHAWK

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.135

Description

Colored lithograph of waterfalls with a green foreground: a smooth river is surrounded by low banks on either side; the river cascades over rocks, creating mist as it falls; the waterfalls fill the entire image; in the foreground, a couple and a figure with a dog walk among the trees and look at the falls; below, on the right, three figures and a dog stand on flat rocks; below the image in center is written in pencil "Chûte de Cohoes de la Rivière Mohawk"; on right, is written in pencil "Joly".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Henri Gaugain

Date made

1828 - 1829

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Falls of Cohoes of the Mohawk River

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

22-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 22 3/8 in. (41.9 x 56.8 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; foxing throughout, especially along bottom; tear, center left; mended on recto with brown adhesive tape; top left corner dog-eared; liquid stain top left; pencil mark and small tear, top center; liquid stain, top right; small loss and creases, top right corner; tear, center right edge; yellow stain, bottom right; writing in pencil, bottom center; slight yellowing beneath watercolor; soiled throughout; recto is extremely spoiled along top; writing in pencil, bottom corners; foxing and soil throughout.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.136 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #41 Written by a later hand in pencil on the print is "No 16", enclosed in a circle. Label on mat reads "(Cohoes, NY), Colored Proof Print from: Mlbert [sic]. Picturesque Itinerary of the Hudson River. 1828-29. "Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River." No. 16 in the Atlas. Folio. Sabin states that only 25 Proof Sets of the Plates were issued. Gd. Very Rare 125.00"

Note Type

General Note

Note

Falls of Cohoes of the Mohawk River is number 16 in "Itinéraire pittoresque du fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amérique du Nord". Published by H. Gaugain and Co. in 1828-9, Jacques Milbert completed the illustrations Picturesque Itinerary during a stay in America between 1815 and 1823. The drawings were made into lithographs by numerous English lithographers. Scanned image does not include paper backing.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10

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Department

Note

Library