THE CAPTURE OF ANDRÉ.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.209

Description

Colored engraving of Andre prior to his capture; Andre reads paper while astride horse at center left; three soldiers, two sitting and one standing, look up from behind tree as Andre approaches; cards set out on grass; gun; at bottom center printed, THE CAPTURE OF ANDRÉ.--[SEE PAGE 630.]"; at right edge printed from top, "OCTOBER 2, 1880.]", "HARPER'S WEEKLY.", "629"; print on verso.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Oct 2, 1860

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/4 in

Width

15-15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 15 15/16 in. (28.6 x 40.5 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Diagonal crease at upper left; crease and losses along top edge where page was removed from weekly; paper is yellowed especially at edges; stains from watercolor at bottom center and at bottom left edge; tear at bottom left edge; tear at center right edge; verso: tape at upper right and upper left; stain at bottom left; watercolor bleed at center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2012.124 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B8

Note Type

Department

Note

Library