Name/Title
FALLS OF COHOES, OF THE RIVER MOHAWKEntry/Object ID
L.2007.136Description
Lithograph of waterfalls with a verdant foreground: a smooth river is surrounded by low banks on either side; the river cascades over rocks, creating mist as it falls; the waterfalls fill the entire image; in the foreground, a couple and a figure with a dog walk among the trees and look at the falls; below, on the right, three figures and a dog stand on flat rocks; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "4e Livrason [4th 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 A. Joly."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Chûte de Cohoes, de la rivière Mohawk."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 16."; on right is printed the title in English, "Falls of Cohoes, of the river Mohawk."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Ad Cohoes Mohawk amnis praecipitatus."; in center is printed, "Imp Lith de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé & C."; on right is printed the title in German, "Cohoes Fall, in den Flurs Mohawk."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-1/2 inWidth
15-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (29.2 x 38.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at the time of publication; left edge torn irregularly; yellowing along bottom, right, and top edges; bottom left corner dog-eared; small yellow stains, bottom right; erased writing in pencil, top right; some abrasion of ink, bottom right; recto has for small yellow stains along left edge and one small yellow stain, bottom center.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.135 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #18Note Type
General NoteNote
Falls of Cohoes, of the river Mohawk is number 15 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, B6Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library