Print

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Print

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.180

Description

Five pages from books pasted on a single page from a scrapbook: on the top left is an etching and engraving entitled "Ruinen des Fort Ticonderoga [Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga]"; in this scene, sun soaks a ruined building sitting atop a hill; a man and his dog and three cattle sit on the road that leads to the ruins; on the left, a crumbling wall runs along the edge of the hill; below is a lake surrounded by low hills; there are two sailboats on the lake; a small house sits on the lake's shore; horses graze in front of the house; there are mountains in the distance; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines; above the image in center is printed "VEREINIGTE STAATEN. [United States]"; to the right is printed "34"; below the image is printed the title in German; below is an etching and engraving entitled "Georgen See [Lake George]"; in this scene, the foreground slopes down to a lake; a road winds through the foreground; two cattle sit to the left of the road; there is a tree on the right; in the distance, a figure walks down the road; the lake is smooth with the water interrupted by islands and sailboats; there is a town on the far bank; in the distance are mountains; above the image in center is printed "VEREINIGTE STAATEN. [United States]"; to the right is printed "57"; below the image is printed the title in German; on top right is pasted the print "Flösse auf dem Champlain See [Raft on Lake Champlain]"; in this scene; there is a large, flat raft with four sails, a tent with smoke coming out, and a wooden container on board; there is a group of figures standing by a pole that appears to serve as a rudder at the stern; there is a smaller sailboat next to the raft; mountains rise at the shore of the lake; below is printed the title in German in center; on right is printed "Schröter"; below is pasted the engraving and etching "Actual View of Saratoga"; in this scene, a road curves through the foreground; the road is flanked by shrubs and rocks; a group of two women and a men walk along the road; in the distance, a buggy enters the town; on the right is the columned façade of the Congress Hall Hotel; on the left is the steeple of a white church; there are many houses and shops between these two buildings; the roads are covered with figures on foot and in carriages and with horses and cows; below is part of a cut-off a border of four lines close together; below is pasted the etching and engraving "Burgoynes Capitutation zu Saratoga [Burgone's Surrender at Saratoga]"; in this scene, two soldiers meet in the center of the scene; neither wears his hat; the soldier on the left surrenders his sword to the solder on the right; a flag lies at their feet; two soldiers stand behind the one relinquishing his sward with arms crossed and heads down; a larger group stand behind the man on the right with their heads and bayonets held high; on the left, rifles lean against a cannon; the background consists of faint outlines of soldiers and mountains; the image is surrounded by a border of two lines, cut-off at the top.

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1838

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-1/8 in

Width

13-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (25.7 x 34.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Writing in pencil top center and top right; erased writing in pencil bottom center; soil throughout; left edge of page cut irregularly; bottom left corner dog-eared; tear on left edge, one inch from bottom; top left print starting to separate from page; writing in pencil top right and bottom center; left edge is cut irregularly; extreme foxing throughout; bottom left print has foxing throughout; bottom and left edges cut irregularly; crease, bottom right; mark and indent, left center; top right print has slight discoloration, left center; edges cut irregularly; center right print is extremely discolored; edges cut irregularly; writing in pencil, bottom center; bottom right print is discolored, right center; edges cut irregularly; writing in pencil, bottom right; recto has writing in pencil, top left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.151 - Print - Similar item L.2007.127 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.128 - Print - Similar item L.2007.129 - Print - Similar item L.2007.146 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18 Written in pencil on print is "100-".

Note Type

General Note

Note

Four of these prints are pages from "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, Bellwood Library, Not specified

Note Type

Department

Note

Library