INDIAN BROOK IN THE RESIDENCE OF CAPTN. PHILLIPS

Name/Title

INDIAN BROOK IN THE RESIDENCE OF CAPTN. PHILLIPS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.158

Description

Lithograph of a waterfall in an uninhabited forest: in the foreground, on the left, a stag and a doe stand on a flat rock; the right is overgrown with low plants; water falls over rocks over rocks into a still pool; there are three rocks protruding from the otherwise calm surface; trees grow from the land above the falls; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "3e Livrason [3rd 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 Villeneuve"; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Indian Brook dans la compagne du C.pte Phillips"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 9."; on right is printed the title in English, "Indian Brook in the residence of Captn. Phillips"; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Indian Brook in villa Centurionis Phillips"; in center is printed, "Imp lith de E. Ardit rue Vivienne N2"; on right is printed the title in German, "Indian Brook beute in feldzuge des C.pte Phillips."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve

Attribution

Lithographer

Artist

E. Ardit

Attribution

Printer

Manufacturer

Henri Gaugain

Date made

1828 - 1829

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/4 in

Width

12 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 12 in. (41.3 x 30.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at the time of publication; horizontal crease near top; paper slightly wrinkled; recto has writing in pencil, bottom left; slight soiling; two pieces of tape along right edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.159 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

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Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #41 Written in pencil on the mat is the title and "1828, 35-."

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General Note

Note

Indian Brook in the residence of Captn. Phillips is number 9 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.

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StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10

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Department

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Library