Name/Title
SING-SING OR MOUNT PLEASANTEntry/Object ID
L.2007.155Description
Lithograph of a wagon in front of a sprawling river landscape: a rocky dirt road moves through the foreground; a wagon filled with people and pulled by two horses travels along the road; a figure holding a stick on his shoulder travels on foot in the other direction; a wooden fence lines the road; on the right in the foreground grows a tall tree; below the fence is a hilly landscape; a few buildings can be seen in the distance, next to the river; the river is busy with sailboats and a steamboat; on the far bank are tall hills; in the distance on the near bank is a peninsula, Croton Point, projecting into the river; the sun is low in the sky; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "2e. Livrason [2nd Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE."; on far right is printed, "Pl.5.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par L. Sabatier, fig. Par V. Adam.."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné par J Milbert."; below on left is printed the title in French, "Bourg de Sing-Sing ou Mont Plaisant."; on right is printed the title in English, "Sing-Sing or Mount Pleasant."; below on left is printed, "à Paris chez E Ardit éditeur rue Vivienne No 2.."; in center is printed, "Imp lith de E Ardit."; on right is printed, "London, published by Eng. Graf Coinctet & Co. April 1830."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Léon Jean-Baptiste SabatierAttribution
LithographerArtist
Victor-Jean AdamAttribution
MakerManufacturer
Graf CoinctetDate made
1830Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-3/4 inWidth
21-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (34.9 x 55.6 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Square lightly drawn in pencil surrounding the image; paper is wrinkled, especially along left and right edges; top edge is cut irregularly; areas of light brown discoloration throughout; soil along edges; tear left edge, one inch from bottom; tears along right edge; recto is slightly soiled; twelve pieces of white adhesive tape around the edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.154 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #39Note Type
General NoteNote
Sing-Sing or Mount Pleasant is number 5 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