Name/Title
RAIL-ROAD SCENE, LITTLE FALLS (VALLEY OF THE MOHAWK)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.19Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a steam engine moving through a landscape: a steam engine moves along tracks from right to left; a trail of steam marks its path; the yellow train carries a car of passengers wearing blue; green trees surround the track on either side; a heard of brown goats graze on the left of the tracks; the village of Little Falls, comprised of white houses with brown roofs, is visible on the far side of a river, to the left of the tracks; there is a brown church to the right of the tracks as they curve out of sight; mountains make up the background; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "R. Sands."; in center, the title is printed, "RAIL-ROAD SCENE, LITTLE FALLS. I (Valley of the Mohawk)."; 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
Robert SandsAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1838Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/8 inWidth
10-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (20.6 x 25.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: A piece of yellowing tape along top edge; slight discoloration along gilt left, top, and right edges; bottom edge cut on an angle; discoloration along mat; recto has some soil throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.51 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
Rail-Road Scene, Little Falls (Valley of the Mohawk) is plate number 44 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