Etching

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Etching

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.220

Description

Etching of river scene at night; sailboat in water at left; full moon in night sky; dock with light on post at center right; water in foreground and center; city buildings in distance; at bottom right printed (in image), "J W Hill."; at bottom right penciled, "10-".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Paper, Ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John William Hill

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1850 - 1880

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

14-3/4 in

Width

19-9/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 19 9/16 in. (37.5 x 49.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Large paper border around print; plate mark; paper is yellowed at edges; diagonal crease/fold at top left corner; crease and loss at bottom left corner and at top right corner; loss at bottom edge on right; 2 large tears (1 1/2 inches) at top edge on center left and on center right; tear at center of right edge; lightly soiled.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Scanned image not entire object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library