Name/Title
PEEKSKILL LANDING (HUDSON RIVER)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.94Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a river with figures, buildings, and a dock on the viewer's right: in the foreground on the right, a dirt road crests a hill; a group of figures rest against a tall, palm-like tree on the side of the road; a few smaller figures walk on the road, away from the viewer; below this hill is the bank of the river, enforced as a pier; to the left, a sloop is docked with its sails down; an oxen-drawn cart loaded with crates approaches the sloop; there is the roof of a building next to the dock; figures move between the sloop and the cart; further to the right, the pier is lined with buildings and shacks; two sailboats are at dock and a steamboat approaches; a group of figures and two carts, one pulled by a horse and the other by two oxen, await its arrival; even further from the viewer, another sloop is docked, partially blocked by trees and by buildings; the river is flanked on either side by steep, tree-covered hills; more sailboats spot the river; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "E. Benjamin."; in center, the title is printed, "PEEKSKILL LANDING. I (Hudson River.)"; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1838."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
E. BenjaminAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1838Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/4 inWidth
10-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (21 x 27 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration in a square surrounding the image, from mat; losses top left corner and bottom right edge; tears and losses along bottom edge; tear top right; accretion of miniscule specks of gold leaf throughout surface; recto has yellowing beneath image and along left, top, and right edges; soil in center; two pieces of adhesive tape along top edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.15 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #36
Note- "40-" written in pencil on matNote Type
General NoteNote
Peekskill Landing is plate number 30 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