MAISON DE JOHNSON DANS LE PAYS DES MOHAWKS

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.145

Description

Etching and engraving of a white house in a clearing of a forest: a dirt road curves into the foreground; a crop grows on the left of the road; two groups of figures meet on the road; a two-storied white house with a central entrance and two chimneys; a fence lies on either side of the house, separating it from the woods behind; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. ESTADOS UNIDOS. [United States]"; to the right is printed "46"; below the image, on far left is printed "Vander-Burch del."; below is printed the title in French, "Maison de Johnson dans le pays des Mohawks" and in Spanish, "Casa de Johson en el pais delos Mohaukes. [Johnson's House in Mohawk Country]".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

van der Burch

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1841

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Johnson's House in the country of the Mohawk

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-3/8 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (13.7 x 21 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Right edge slightly soiled; perforations and remnants of binding along top edge; recto is yellowed beneath image; attached to mat with two pieces of brown adhesive tape along top edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

Note Type

General Note

Note

Johnson's House is plate number 46 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