LOWER FALLS NEAR THE RESIDENCE OF MRS MONTGOMERY

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.172

Description

Lithograph of a man and his dog hunting a fox next to a waterfall with rocks: a waterfall in the Saw Kill runs from the background into the foreground; the water cascades over rocks and loges; to the left of the falls are two nearly bare pine trees; to its right is a dense forest; a man holding a gun and his dog stand next to a tree; in the foreground an unsuspecting fox walks towards the river; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; 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.2.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Villeneuve fig.es par V. Adam."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Chûte inferieure près l'habitation de Mme Montgomery."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 13.";on right is printed the title in English, "Lower Falls near the residence of M.rs Montgomery."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Descurrentes undae Infra villam Montgomery."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove dirigée par Noël ainé & Ce."; on right is printed the title in German, "Wasserfall bey de Wohnung der M.e Montgomery."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve

Attribution

Lithographer

Artist

Victor-Jean Adam

Attribution

Maker

Artist

Bove

Attribution

Printer

Manufacturer

Henri Gaugain

Date made

1828 - 1829

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

18-1/4 in

Width

13-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (46.4 x 34 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication but starting to separate; discoloration, foxing, and soil throughout; bottom right and top left corners dog-eared; paper wrinkled; edges cut irregularly; recto extremely soiled; piece of adhesive tape in each corner.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.356 a-b - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.171 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.173 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #41

Note Type

General Note

Note

Lower Falls is number 10 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.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

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Department

Note

Library