SCENES IN AND AROUND SARATOGA SPRINGS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SCENES IN AND AROUND SARATOGA SPRINGS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.250

Description

Colored page from Harper's Weekly with a series of wood engravings depicting scenes in Saratoga Springs: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "468; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; VOLUME XXVII., NO. 1388."; on top is a view captioned, "The Lake."; a steamboat moves along the water and another pulls up to a dock; there is a rustic gazebo and trees on the shore; a couple walks along the trees; below is a scene captioned, "Broadway:"; a dirt road is flanked on either side by large buildings shaded with trees; a stagecoach moves through the foreground; American flags fly above the buildings; below on the right is a scene captioned, "On The Kayaderossera. Rr."; in this scene, a man fishes off a rustic bridge; on bottom left is a scene captioned, "Champion Spring, in Winter"; a pile of ice surrounds a wooden shack; on bottom right is a scene titled, "In Summer"; a couple walks between a geyser and a rustic building; below is printed, "SCENES IN AND AROUND SARATOGA SPRINGS. - DRAWN BY HARRY FENN. - [SEE PAGE 470.]"; recto is a page of text; paper is dated JULY 28, 1883.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink; watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Harry Fenn

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Jul 28, 1883

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 10 3/4 in. (40.6 x 27.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight discoloration along edges; pencil marl, bottom right; traces of watercolor in border; small loss, top right; top left corner is dog-eared with a piece of white adhesive tape; bottom left corner is dog-eared; two tears, bottom center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #8

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library