MONUMENT NEAR WEST POINT.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

MONUMENT NEAR WEST POINT.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.226

Description

Colored aquatint of monument on hilltop; beige stone monument with inscription at center; path leads up hill behind monument; trees at sides of path; at bottom left printed , "Painted by J. Shaw."; at bottom right printed, "Engraved by J. Hill."; at bottom center printed, "MONUMENT NEAR WEST POINT.", "Published by M. Carey & Son Philadelphia.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Hill

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

Joshua Shaw

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

M. Carey & Son

Date made

1820 - 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-3/16 in

Width

15-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 3/16 x 15 3/4 in. (31 x 40 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is soiled; diagonal crease from center of left edge to bottom edge; soiling along crease; light creases at edges from handling; white rectangle (from erasing) at bottom right; stain (dots) at left center, at bottom left; and at center near image; verso: soiled; tape at top corners; penciled notations at lower left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2012.227 - Print - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012]. Print was part of Joshua Shaw's Picturesque Views of American Scenary, with images engraved by John Hill. This book, along with The Hudson River Portfolio, are two of Hill's best-known works [Jessa J. Krick, 5/15/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library