Name/Title
COURSE OF THE HUDSON AND THE MILLS NEAR SANDY HILLEntry/Object ID
L.2007.219Description
Colored lithograph of a hill overlooking a river with a covered wagon on a bridge: on the viewer's right is a hill with low growth and a rustic house on top; a dirt road runs down the hill and into the foreground; a figure walks on the road; there is a rustic railing running along the left side of the road; a tree grows in the foreground to the left of the road; visible to the left of the tree is a bridge on which an ox-pulled covered wagon moves and a lone figure stands; below is the river, with low hills in the distance; wooden buldings stand close to the shore; in the distance, smoke rises from the forest; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "5e Livrason [5th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.4."; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Sabatier"; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert."; below on left is printed the title in French, "Cours de l'Hudson et Moulins, près Sandy Hill."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 20."; on right is printed the title in English, "Course of the Hudson and the Mills, near Sandy Hill."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Hudson amnis prope que Sandy Hill hydraulicae molae."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove dirigée par Noël ainé & Ce."; on right is printed the title in German, "Ansicht des Hudson's und der Mühlen bey Sandy Hill."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Léon Jean-Baptiste SabatierAttribution
LithographerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11 inWidth
14-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 x 14 5/8 in. (27.9 x 37.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; yellowing in square surrounding image from mat; yellowing and accretion of adhesive along bottom; writing in pencil, bottom center; slight foxing throughout image; edges slightly irregularly cut; yellowing adhesive tape in top corners on recto; recto is soiled and slightly foxed; writing in pencil, bottom corners.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.167 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #41
Written on front of print in pencil is "95-", and on back of print is "Nestler, 6/3/85, $85.00", this may have been written upon acquisition by Diebold.Note Type
General NoteNote
Course of the Hudson and the Mills near Sandy hill is number 20 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.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library