Name/Title
ROAD AND BRIDGE OVER THE MOHWAKEntry/Object ID
L.2007.176Description
Colored lithograph of a dirt road and a river running through a wooded landscape: in the foreground are some slightly overgrown rocks at the side of a dirt road; a man and two cows walk on the road towards the viewer's right; another man and his dog walk along a wagon carrying logs and drawn by two horses; further down the road are more figures on foot; on the side of the road opposite from the viewer is a dead tree; the road is lined with a wooden fence; it curves over a stone; the bridge crosses over a rushing stream that is lined by a fence and a number of wooden structures, probably a mill; the road is flanked on the left by a rocky hill covered in trees and on the right by a steep descent to the banks of a river; the river is smooth and is punctuated by two wooded islands; there is a wooded hill on the opposite side of the river; a border of two simple lines colored yellow surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "8e Livrason. [8th Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.2.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Bichebois fig.es par Ver. Adam."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Pont et route près la rivière Mohawk."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 30.";on right is printed the title in English, "Road and Bridge over the Mohwak."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Pontis viae que ad amnem Mohawk adspectus."; in center is printed, "Imp Lith. de Henry Gaugain."; on right is printed the title in German, "Brücke und Strasse am Mohawk."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Louis-Philippe-Alphonse BicheboisAttribution
LithographerArtist
Victor-Jean AdamAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13 inWidth
20-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 x 20 1/4 in. (33 x 51.4 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at the time of publication; edges worn; tear, left edge, 3 ½ inches from top; tear top edge; 2 inches from right; top right corner dog-eared; writing in pencil, top right and bottom right; diagonal crease from left bottom to top center; discoloration and foxing throughout; recto is soiled; yellowed, and foxed.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39
Written in pencil on print is "125-".Note Type
General NoteNote
Road and Bridge over the Mohwak is number 30 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
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library