Name/Title
SING-SING OR MOUNT PLEASANTEntry/Object ID
L.2007.154Description
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, "2. Livrason [2nd Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.1.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par L. Sabatier, fig. Par V. Adam.."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert."; below on left is printed the title in French, "Bourg de Sing-Sing ou Mont Plaisant."; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 5."; on right is printed the title in English, "Sing-Sing or Mount Pleasant."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Sing-Sing vicus cui mons Placens cognomen."; in center is printed, "Paris chez E. Ardit editeur Rue Vivienne No.2.."; on right is printed the title in German, "Der Sing-sing [B?]ecken oder Plaisant berg."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
MakerArtist
E. ArditAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/8 inWidth
20-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (33.3 x 51.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at the time of publication; yellowing throughout; various liquid stains throughout surface; bottom right worn; crease, bottom center edge; small tear, right edge, one inch from bottom; writing in pencil, bottom center; mended tear, bottom edge; top edge cut irregularly; tear, top left; light pencil marks around mat opening; paper is wrinkled; recto is extremely yellowed and stained; adhered to mat with two pieces of tape along top edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.155 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #41
"125" is written on mat.Note 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 image not entire object.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library