Name/Title
MONUMENT ÉLEVÉ À LA MÉMOIRE DE KOSCIUSKO À WEST POINT [VIRGINIE]Entry/Object ID
L.2007.86Description
Steel Cut engraving of two men in discussion in front of a monument and a river: groups figures walk in the foreground; the foremost group is on the left and consists of two men wearing coats and top hats and holding canes; behind them, a man sits on the edge of the hill and looks out to the river; a couple walks away from the viewer in the distance; these groups stand on a clearing with trees on its left and a steep drop on its right; in the background on the left atop a hill, is the tomb; the tomb is surrounded by a fence, decorated with carved wreaths, and toped with a Doric column; to the right and below the figures is a river scene; boats sail along the river; there are a few buildings on the far bank; mountains rise from the shore; above the scene, on far right corner, is printed "Pl. 15."; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Bartlett delt."; in center is printed, Pl. 84."; on far right corner is printed, "Léonce Lhuilier Sculpt."; below on far left is printed, "AMÉRIQUE", in center, the title is printed, "MONUMENT ÉLEVÉ À LA MÉMOIRE DE KOSCIUSKO À WEST POINT. [Virginie]."; on far right is printed a sentence that is illegible with the exception of "…à Paris".Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Leonce LhuillierAttribution
EngraverDate made
circa 1840Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
5-3/4 inWidth
9-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (14.6 x 23.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Foxing bottom left; bottom edge cut irregularly; writing in pencil top right; possible mend, top right; recto has abrasions in all corners; yellowing behind image; writing in pencil top right corner.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
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Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #36Note Type
General NoteNote
Monument Eleve a Kosciusko is a copy of plate number 15 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virtue commissioned William H. Bartlett to illustrate American Scenery, for which N.P. Willis wrote the text. Bartlett completed these watercolor drawings during two visits to America between 1836 and 1838. The drawings were engraved starting in 1837 by numerous English engravers and published in installments of four engravings. Subscribers could have the prints bound in two volumes in 1840 when the installments were complete.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library