SARATOGA SPRINGS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.127

Description

Lithograph of a view of a town with figures on horseback in the foreground: a road curves through the foreground; the road is flanked by low banks; the banks are covered in shrubs and rocks; a figure relaxes on the side of the road with his hat beside him; two men on horseback walk away from the tow; a group of two women and a men walk behind him; in the distance, a buggy and two walking figures enter 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; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "5e Livrason [5th 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 Deroy."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Bains de Saratoga"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 18."; on right is printed the title in English, "Saratoga Springs."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Publicum ad Saratoga Balneum."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé &C."; on right is printed the title in German, "Bader von Saratoga."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Isidore-Laurent (?) Deroy

Attribution

Lithographer

Artist

Bove

Attribution

Printer

Manufacturer

Henri Gaugain

Date made

1828 - 1829

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

15-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (29.2 x 38.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; left edge is cut irregularly; top, right, and bottom edges are discolored; yellow stain, right bottom; some abrasion of ink, top center; yellow stain, top right; soil throughout; recto has traces of ink, rtight center; three circular yellow stains.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #39

Note Type

General Note

Note

Saratoga Springs is number 18 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.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library