Colored engraving of waterfall, stream and mountains; dramatic waterfall at left flows into turbulent stream at center; tiny male figure stands by stream at center with dark woods and mountains behind; dark grey clouds above; logs and debris from stream at bottom right; at top right printed,"44"; at bottom left printed, "Painted by T. Cole; at bottom right printed, "Engraved & Printed by", "Fermer Sears & Co."; at bottom center printed, "THE FALLS OF CATTSKILL, NEW YORK.", "London Published May 1.1831 by I.T. Hinton and Simpkin & Marshall.".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Thomas Cole
Attribution
Artist
Artist
Fenner Sears & Company
Attribution
Engraver
Manufacturer
I. T. Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall
Date made
May 1, 1831
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Backing paper size
Height
7-7/8 in
Width
10-1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (20 x 25.7 cm)
Dimension Description
Print size
Height
6-1/2 in
Width
8-5/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (16.5 x 21.9 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is glued to larger sheet; three small dots (possible foxing) at lower right corner of paper.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
L.2012.73 - Engraving - Related
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, B5