Page from Harper's Weekly with a group of wood engravings of views in Albany: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "JULY 24, 1886.; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 477."; on top left is an old Dutch building on a busy street corner with awnings and a sign reading, "TEAS" marked "1"; on bottom left is a Greek-revival house surrounded by trees with a couple walking in front marked "2"; in left center is an old Dutch church surrounded by people in eighteenth-century garb and a border of scrolled paper marked "3"; in right center is a view of Albany's waterfront with steamboats and a grand building atop a hill, marked "4"; in top right is a large house with Palladian windows and a porticoed porch marked "5"; in bottom right is an old Dutch house on a corner marked "6"; in bottom right is printed a signature; in top center is a flag on a flagpole and a medallion that reads, "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TWO HUDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, N.Y. 1886"; on bottom is printed, "THE BICENTENNIAL OF ALBANY- THE OLD AND THE NEW. -DRAWN BY CHARLES GHARAM. -[SEE PAGE 478.] I 1. The Staats House. 2. The Schuyler House. 3. The Old Church. 4. The City from the River. 5. The Van Rensselaer House. 6. The Pemberton House."; recto is a page of text and advertisements.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper; ink
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Charles Graham
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
Jul 24, 1886
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
16-1/8 in
Width
11-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. (41 x 28.6 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Yellowed along edges; creased with slight losses along left edge slight stains along right edge.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #9
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9