Name/Title
EXTREMITY OF ADLEY'S FALLSEntry/Object ID
L.2007.126Description
Lithograph of water cascading over stepped rocks: the falls are bordered on either side by sheer cliffs topped with pine trees; the water cascades over black rocks; some logs are stuck on the rocks; two white birds fly above the falls; in the foreground on the left is a rounded outcropping of rocks; five figures holding walking sticks stand atop this outcropping and are silhouetted against the falls; the water beneath the falls is still; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "7e Livrason [7th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.3.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par L. Sabatier."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Extrèmité de la Chûte d'Adley's"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 27."; on right is printed the title in English, "Extremity of Adley's Falls"; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Extremus propè Adley's Torrens."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. De Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé &C."; on right is printed the title in German, "Ausgang des Wasserfalls von Adley's."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Léon Jean-Baptiste SabatierAttribution
LithographerManufacturer
BoveDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-1/2 inWidth
16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 16 in. (31.8 x 40.6 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; soil throughout; linear yellow stain, top right; writing in pencil, bottom right; smudged pencil, bottom right; yellow stains, bottom right; brown stain bottom left; extreme soil, top center; recto is soiled and stained throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.179 - Print - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39
"Litho, 35-" is written in pencil on printNote Type
General NoteNote
Extremity of Adley's Falls is number 27 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 not entire object.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library