Name/Title
FALLS OF THE HUDSON AT SANDY HILLEntry/Object ID
L.2007.132Description
Colored lithograph of rushing waterfalls flanked by buildings: water cascades over a series of flat rocks, logs gather on the rocks as water rushes by them; at the bottom of the falls, a lone figure sits in a rowboat; there are thick clusters of trees on either bank; on the left, two wooden structures are built over the water at the top of the falls, in the center, an arched bridge leads to a cleared hill; houses are built along the top of this hill, overlooking the falls; in the right foreground, two figures relax below trees; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "5eme Livrason [5th 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 A. Arnout."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Chûtes générales de l'Hudson Sandy Hill"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 19."; on right is printed the title in English, "Falls of the Hudson at Sandy Hill."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Hudson Amnis prope Sandy Hill precipitatus."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé & Compe."; on right is printed the title in German, "Hudson Fall bey Sandy Hill."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri Gaugain, A. ArnoutDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-3/4 inWidth
13-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (22.2 x 34.6 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #55Note Type
General NoteNote
Falls at Sandy Hill is number 19 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