Name/Title
THE CATTERSKILL FALLS (FROM ABOVE THE RAVINE)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.75Description
Colored steel cut engraving of mountainous landscape with falls on the viewer's left: the image is framed by a pine tree on either side of the foreground; a third, shorter pine tree grows in the center of the foreground; two white birds fly to the right of this tree; water cascades down the rocky side of an otherwise tree-covered mountain; two structures sit at the top of the falls; a stairway curves up the side of the mountain; miniscule figures climb the stairs; on the right, the view opens up to more wooded mountains behind; the sun is low in the sky and masked with dark clouds; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "J.T. Willmore."; in center, the title is printed, "THE CATTERSKILL FALLS [Kaaterskill Falls]. I from above the Ravine)."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1838."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
James Tilbitts WillmoreAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1838Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/4 inWidth
10-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (21 x 27.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Traces of watercolor throughout surface; scratch and crease top left; scratch bottom right; small mark top center; recto has one piece of white adhesive tape along top edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.31 - Engraving - Similar item
L.2007.73 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
The Catterskill Falls (From Above the Ravine) is plate number 69 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virtue commissioned William H. Bartlett to illustrate American Scenery, for which N.P. Willis wrote the text. Bartlett completed these watercolor drawings during two visits to America between 1836 and 1838. The drawings were engraved starting in 1837 by numerous English engravers and published in installments of four engravings. Subscribers could have the prints bound in two volumes in 1840 when the installments were complete.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library