THE CAPTURE OF ANDRE. BY JOHN PAULDING, DAVID WILLIAMS AND ISAAC VAN WART, AT TARRYTOWN, N.Y. SEPT. 23RD 1780

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE CAPTURE OF ANDRE. BY JOHN PAULDING, DAVID WILLIAMS AND ISAAC VAN WART, AT TARRYTOWN, N.Y. SEPT. 23RD 1780

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.204

Description

Colored lithograph of four men in eighteenth-century dress and a horse on a rural dirt road: three men, two in blue coats, the third in a brown coat, surround a fourth man; the fourth man is partially undressed, with his hat, jacket, boot and gun on the ground around him; one man has his back to the viewer and holds a paper; the partially undressed man holds a small bag; all four men look unhappy; the horse stands to the side and eats grass; there are trees and rolling hills in the background; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES,"; in center is printed, "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1876 by Currier & Ives, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."; on far right corner is printed, "125 NASSAU ST NEW YORK."; below in center, the title is printed, "THE CAPTURE OF ANDRE. I By John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, N.Y. Sept. 23rd1780."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nathaniel Currier

Attribution

Lithographer

Manufacturer

James Merritt Ives

Date made

1876

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

L.2007.186

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

16-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (31.1 x 41.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discolored throughout; mended horizontal tear, six inches from left edge; some small white spots throughout; recto is discolored; has adhesive tape in center; writing in pencil along top; print is hinged to mat with two pieces of adhesive tape along top edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #21

Note Type

General Note

Note

Scanned image not entire object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library