Name/Title
THE COLONNADE OF CONGRESS HALL, SARATOGA SPRINGSEntry/Object ID
L.2007.56Description
Colored steel cut engraving of figures along a colonnade: the architectural aspects are emphasized through the use of dramatic perspective; on the right is a long wooden wall punctuated regularly with yellow shuddered windows; on the left are the columns, decoratively wrapped in vines; stairs connect the colonnade with a stone walkway below; to the left of the stairs is a tree; figures in colorful fashionable period clothing walk in groups along the walkway, stairs, and colonnade; these figures consist of men, women, and children; two African-American figures carry jugs; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "H. Griffiths."; in center, the title is printed, "COLONNADE OF CONGRESS-HALL.I (Saratoga Springs)"; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1837."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Henry GriffithsAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1837Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
10-3/8 inWidth
8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 8 in. (26.4 x 20.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration in a square surrounding the image from mat; creases along left edge; left edge irregularly cut; two circular stains, center right; soil along edges; accretion of miniscule specks of gold leaf throughout surface; recto has writing in pencil in upper right corner; faint traces of watercolor center bottom.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.5 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs is plate number 10 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
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