MAISON DU GOUVERNEUR HOLLANDAIS À ALBANI

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.152

Description

Etching and engraving of a busy city street lined with Dutch buildings: three horses, figures on foot, and a carriage move along a dirt road curbed with stone; one woman rides a horse side-saddle; a man carries a load on is head; there are two families; a pair of dogs approach each other; streetlights line the road; on the left is a white church; there is a tree in front of the church; the left side of the street is lined with buildings and a couple trees; most of the buildings have Dutch stepped gables; there is one modern building in the distance; on the right side of the street is a house with a stepped gable; two unused chimneys at sit at the top of the gable; a chimney spewing smoke sits to the right of the house; the windows are lined with wood and are topped with decorative brick arches; there is a sign above the second floor windows that reads, "PAPERS"; there is another old house to the right, a fan window above the door; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. [United States]"; to the right is printed "35"; below the image, on far left is printed "Milbert"; below is printed the title in French, "Maison du gouverneur Hollandais à Albani. [Dutch Governor's House in Albany]".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1837

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

The Dutch Governor's House at Albany

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Foxing throughout; top edge is torn and discolored from binding; yellowing along right edge; writing in pencil, bottom right; loss top left; recto has discoloration beneath image.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.153 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.178 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

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Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

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General Note

Note

Maison du gouverneur Hollandais is plate number 35 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

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Department

Note

Library