Name/Title
GENERAL VIEW OF THE HUDSON AT ADLEY'SEntry/Object ID
L.2007.124Description
Colored lithograph of waterfalls surrounded by low hills with a group of figures relaxing in the foreground: water cascades over a mound of rocks in many streams; there are three small wooden structures, one on the left of the falls, one above them, and one to the right; piles of logs surround the structures below the falls; a low hill behind the falls is mostly deforested, with only a few pine trees remaining; logs float on the otherwise smooth water below the falls; three rowboats move beneath the falls; four figures stand on floating longs; the right foreground consists of an outcropping of land; four figures and a dog relax with a bundle of logs at their side; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "8eme Livrason [8th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.1.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Jacottet figes par V Adam"; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Vue générale des chutes de l'Hudson à Adley's"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 29."; on right is printed the title in English, "General view of the Hudson at Adley's"; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Integer Hudson torrentis propè Adley's adspectus."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. De Henry Gaugain;" on right is printed the title in German, "Allgemeine ansicht der falle des Hudson bey Adley's."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Victor-Jean AdamAttribution
MakerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri Gaugain, Louis-Julien JacottetDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/8 inWidth
19-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (33.3 x 48.6 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; discoloration throughout, particularly along bottom and right edges; tear, bottom edge, 3 ½ inches from left edge; tear bottom left corner; diagonal crease beginning bottom left corner; white circular stain, left center; yellow stain top left; yellow and white stain top center; paper stamped with imprint of a crest, top center; liquid stain, top right of image; foxing along bottom; recto has writing in pencil across top; accretion from two removed pieces of adhesive tape, top corners; erased writing in pencil top left; soil and foxing throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.123 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39
Written in pencil is "Litho, 45-"Note Type
General NoteNote
General view of the Hudson at Adley's is number 29 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 item not entire object.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library