MOULINS PRÈS DE LUZERNE AUX SOURCES DE L'HUDSON

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

MOULINS PRÈS DE LUZERNE AUX SOURCES DE L'HUDSON

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.166

Description

Colored lithograph of rustic structures built over a waterfall in a rocky ravine: on the viewer's left is a hill of rocks, slightly overgrown and with a few trees growing at the top; at the bottom of this hill is a flat rock upon which three men in top hats stand; between this hill and another similar one runs a river; in the distance, the river cascades over low falls, lined with a log fence; on each side of the falls is a rustic structure, each part of the saw mill; a hill covered in pine trees can be seen in the distance; below the scene on far right, is written in pencil "Bichebois"; below in center the title is written in pencil; "Moulins près de Luzerne aux Sources de l'Hudson."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Louis-Philippe-Alphonse Bichebois

Attribution

Lithographer

Date made

1828 - 1829

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Mill Near Luzerne, Source of the Hudson

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

21-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 21 7/8 in. (41.9 x 55.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; foxing throughout; writing in pencil in right corners; bottom edge cut irregularly; tears along left edge; tear, right center; recto has extreme foxing surround image, soiled throughout, writing in pencil in bottom corners; hinged to mat with three pieces of tape along top edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.164 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.165 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #39 Written in pencil on print is "145-" and "Proof 1 of 25". On mat is written "Proof print, only 25 proof prints were made, 1828-29."

Note Type

General Note

Note

Saw Mill near Luzerne is number 25 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. Scanned item not entire object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library