Name/Title
SAW MILL NEAR LUZERNE SOURCE OF THE HUDSONEntry/Object ID
L.2007.165Description
Lithograph of rustic structures built over a waterfall in a rocky ravine: on the viewer's left is a hill of rocks, slightly overgrown and with a few trees growing at the top; at the bottom of this hill is a flat rock upon which three men in top hats stand; between this hill and another similar one runs a river; in the distance, the river cascades over low falls, lined with a log fence; on each side of the falls is a rustic structure, each part of the saw mill; a hill covered in pine trees can be seen in the distance; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK"; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Bichebois."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Moulins près de Luzerne, vers les sources de l'Hudson.", in center is printed a circle; on right is printed the title in English, "Saw Mill near Luzerne Source of the Hudson."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Motae propè Luzernam ad Hudson flumnis fontes."; in center is printed, "Imp Lith de Bove dirigée par Noël ainé et C.e"; on right is printed the title in German, "Mühle ben Luzerne wo der fluss Hudson entsprinckt."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Louis-Philippe-Alphonse BicheboisAttribution
LithographerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-3/8 inWidth
19-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (34 x 49.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; foxing throughout; erased writing in pencil, bottom center; writing in pencil, bottom center of image and bottom right; small tear, bottom, three inches from left edge; bottom left corner dog-eared; two small tears, left center; loss, top left; top edge cut irregularly; recto has foxing and soil throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.164 - Lithograph - Similar item
L.2007.166 - Lithograph - Similar item
L.2007.216 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39Note Type
General NoteNote
Saw Mill near Luzerne is number 25 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