Name/Title
FALLS OF MOUNT IDA, ABOVE THE TOWN OF TROYEntry/Object ID
L.2007.131Description
Colored lithograph of falls between two rocky mountains with a wooden walkway alongside: water cascades down three tiers; the falls are surrounded on either side an behind by tall, rock-faced mountains on the left, a raised wooden walkway borders the mountain; a tree grows on the lower river's left bank; a croup of figures cluster on the right bank, near the viewer; 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.3.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert."; on far right corner is printed, "Lithographié par Bichebois"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Chûte dans le Mont Ida, audesous de la ville de Troy"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 15."; on right is printed the title in English, "Falls of Mount Ida, above the town of Troy."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Ez Ida monte prope urbem Trojam decurrentes undae."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé &C."; on right is printed the title in German, "Der Wasserfall vom berge Ida über der Stadt Troye."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Louis-Philippe-Alphonse BicheboisAttribution
LithographerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
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Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #55Note Type
General NoteNote
Falls of Mount Ida 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, B10Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library