Name/Title
GENERAL VIEW OF THE MILITARY SCHOOL WEST POINTEntry/Object ID
L.2007.137Description
Colored lithograph of a view of West Point from across the river: the foreground is covered with small shrubs and trees; a stag sits in a clearing by a tree; a bird perches on a tree stump; a tree frames the image on either side; the river is seen from above, smooth as glass; six sailboats and a steamboat move along the water; a few sailboats gather by a landing on the opposite side of the river; pathways connect the series of buildings overlooking the river; low, wooded hills run along the horizon; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "2me Livrason [2nd 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 Deroy."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Vue générale de l'Ecole Militaire de West Point."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 8."; on right is printed the title in English, "General View of the Military school West Point."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "West-Point Militare Gymnasium Omnibus inpartibus adspectum."; in center is printed, "Imp Lith de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé & C.e"; on right is printed the title in German, "Ansicht der Militair Schule von West Point."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Isidore-Laurent (?) DeroyAttribution
LithographerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-3/4 inWidth
15-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 15 3/8 in. (32.4 x 39.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at the time of publication; wrinkled, top right of image; accretion of, and discoloration from, adhesive along top edge; large loss, right center; loss bottom right corner; tear bottom rear; tear and crease, bottom center; large loss, bottom left; small loss, left center; slight foxing throughout; recto is discolored beneath image; two pieces of adhesive tape, top corners.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.138 - Print - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #18Note Type
General NoteNote
General View of the Military school West Point is number 8 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, B6Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library