HÔTEL DE VILLE DE NEW YORK

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.150

Description

Colored etching and engraving of a view across a street of a building with a cupola: the foreground consists of a wide road; a buggy with two wheels is pulled by a horse; a carriage with four wheels is pulled by two horses; two men, one with a walking stick; cross the street; on the left, a man stands beneath a tree; a sidewalk lines the street; there is a lamppost in the sidewalk; a cast-iron fence runs along the sidewalk; the fence is interrupted by a grand gate with masonry pillars; two groups, one of women, stand by the gate; beyond the fence is a grand stone building with classicizing architectural elements; there is a wide staircase on the side of the building; a cupola crowns the building; a flag painted blue and red flies in front of the cupola; a flock of black birds dot the sky; two small trees separated the building from another, simpler building in the distance; a flag flies atop this building as well; the image is surrounded by a border of two lines; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. [United States]"; to the right is printed "75"; below the image, on far left is printed "Arnout, del."; on far right is printed "Gibert, Sc."; below is printed the title in French, "Hôtel de Ville de New York. [New York City Hall]".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gibert

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

A. Arnout

Date made

1837

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

New York City Hall

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 x 6 3/4 in. (12.7 x 17.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Writing in pencil, bottom right; slight soil along edge of mat; traces of watercolor throughout; accretion of a shiny substance throughout both surfaces; recto is discolored beneath image; left edge is cut irregularly; discoloration along top edge; writing in pencil, center; adhered to mat with three pieces of adhesive tape along top edge and two pieces in bottom corners.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18 Written on print in pencil is "1837" and "157-".

Note Type

General Note

Note

Hotel de Ville is plate number 75 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library