CHÛTE D'EAU PRÈS LES BAINS DE SCHOOLEY

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.144

Description

Colored etching and engraving of a stream moving through a forest with a figure in the foreground: two trees in the foreground frame the scene and a third splits it into two parts; a man sits to the right of the central tree; a small stream of water falls over a rock between him and the tree on the viewer's right; a stream splits into two taller yet gentle waterfalls; the stream is banked by low, wooded hills on either side; the image is surrounded by a border of three lines; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. VEREINIGTE STAATEN. [United States]"; to the right is printed "9"; below the image, on far left is printed "Milbert."; on far right is printed "L. Tienon Sc."; below is printed the title in French, "Chûte d'eau près les bains de Schooley" and in German, "Wasserfall bei den Baedern von Schooley. [Waterfall near Schooley's Baths]"; below on left is printed "Lemaitre dir."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1838

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Waterfall Near Schooley's Baths

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-7/8 in

Width

7-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (12.4 x 18.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Bottom edge cut irregularly; discoloration in top corners; soil and traces of watercolor throughout; slight foxing along edges; recto is discolored beneath image; two pieces of yellowing tape in top corners adhere print to mat.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

Note Type

General Note

Note

Waterfall Near Schooley's Baths is plate 9 number 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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library