CHÛTE D'EAU PRÈS LE MONT IDA

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.130

Description

Engraving and etching of falls between two rocky mountains with a wooden walkway alongside: water cascades down three tiers; the falls are surrounded on either side an behind by tall, rock-faced mountains on the left, a raised wooden walkway borders the mountain; a tree grows on the lower river's left bank; a croup of figures cluster on the right bank, near the viewer; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines close together; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. ESTADOS UNIDOS [United States]"; on far right is printed "63"; below the image on far left is printed "Milbert del"; on right is printed "Desaulx Sc"; below is printed the title in French, "Chûte d'eau près le Mont Ida. [Waterfall near Mount Ida]"; on right is printed the title in Spanish, "Cascada cerca del Monte Ida".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1841

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Waterfall near Mount Ida

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-5/8 in

Width

8-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.3 x 21.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discolored throughout; especially along edges; two brown stains along left edge; perforations along top edge; writing in pencil, bottom right; grey mark, left center; recto has yellowing beneath image.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.131 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.179 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18 "50" is written in pencil on print.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Waterfall near Mount Ida is plate number 63 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

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Department

Note

Library