Name/Title
HUDSON HIGHLANDS (FROM BULL HILL)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.26Description
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."; in center is printed a miniscule "58"; on far right corner is printed, "E. Benjamin."; in center, the title is printed, "HUDSON HIGHLANDS I (From Bull Hill.)."; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "MONTAGNES DE L'HUDSON."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DIE HOCHLANDE DES HUDSON."; on bottom center the title translated to Dutch is printed, "DE HOOFDEN, OP DE HUDSONS RIVIER, VAN DEN STIRBERG AF GEZIEN."; below in center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
E. BenjaminAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1841Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/8 inWidth
10-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (20.6 x 27.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration in square surrounding image, from mat; stain top right; yellowing along left, top, and right edges; bottom edge cut irregularly; recto has abrasion from removed adhesive, top left; one piece of white adhesive tape and one piece of brown adhesive tape in each top corner.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.76 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
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Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #36Note Type
General NoteNote
Hudson Highlands (From Bull Hill) is 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.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4Note Type
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