HUDSON HIGHLANDS (FROM BULL HILL)

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.76

Description

Colored steel cut engraving of a figure overlooking a bend in the Hudson River: the foreground is covered with low shrubs and grasses; a solitary man wearing a hat kneels with his back to the viewer on a moss-covered outcropping of rock; on the right is the rocky face of a mountain, covered with some trees; below, the Hudson River curves around another mountain on the far bank; the river is smooth, reflecting the mountain; sailboats and a steamboat in the distance move along the river; in the distance there is a town on the bank of the river; the rays of the sun shine from behind the opposite mountain; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "O. Pelton."; bottom right is printed, "T. R. Holland, Pr."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Bartlett

Attribution

Artist

T. R. Holland

Attribution

Printer

Manufacturer

Oliver Pelton

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Abrasion along bottom edge; crease bottom right; stain top center; yellowing along left edge; recto has discoloration beneath image; soil throughout; two pieces of adhesive tape along top edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.26 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #24 Mat stamped with seal of "Hudson Rogue Co. Autographs, Prints, Books" in Nelsonville, NY.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Hudson Highlands is a copy of plate number 58 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virtue commissioned William H. Bartlett to illustrate American Scenery, for which N.P. Willis wrote the text. Bartlett completed these watercolor drawings during two visits to America between 1836 and 1838. The drawings were engraved starting in 1837 by numerous English engravers and published in installments of four engravings. Subscribers could have the prints bound in two volumes in 1840 when the installments were complete.

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StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

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Department

Note

Library