Name/Title
RAPIDS ON THE HUDSON AT ADLEY'SEntry/Object ID
L.2007.220Description
Colored lithograph of a fashionable group relaxing on the shore of a river in a ravine during autumn: in the left foreground; there is a stepped outcropping of rocks upon which some thin pine trees grow; a group of five relaxing figures and a dog are located on this rock; two of the men fish; a river cuts through the scene from left to right; the water rushes over rocks; on the far bank is a rocky cliff topped with browning trees; two men stand at the bottom of this cliff; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "7e Livrason [7th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.4."; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Bichebois, fig. Par V Adam"; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert."; below on left is printed the title in French, "Rapides de l'Hudson à Adley's."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 28."; on right is printed the title in English, "Rapids on the Hudson at Adley's."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Hudson amnis prope Adley's rapide decurrens."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de E. Ardit, rue Vivienne No. 2."; on right is printed the title in German, "Strüdel des Hudson bei Adley's."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Louis-Philippe-Alphonse BicheboisAttribution
LithographerArtist
Victor-Jean AdamAttribution
MakerArtist
E. ArditAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/4 inWidth
15-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. (33.7 x 39.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; yellowed throughout; circles of discoloration and accretion of adhesive along top edge; writing in pencil, bottom center; paper is wrinkled; recto is discolored beneath image and dots of adhesive; writing in pencil, left center; ink mark, right center' slight foxing.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #41Note Type
General NoteNote
Rapids on the Hudson is number 28 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 image does not include paper backing.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library