Name/Title
THE GENESSE FALLS, ROCHESTEREntry/Object ID
L.2007.18Description
Colored steel cut engraving of people admiring waterfalls beside a city: in the foreground, on the left, a figure in orange pants crawls on a rock outcropping; on the right, a group of figures looks at the falls; on the left, water cascades over a steep cliffe; to the right of the falls the cliff continues, topped with the gray buildings of a city; below the city is a calm river; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed "J. Cousen."; in center is title "THE GENESSE FALLS."; 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
John CousenAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1838Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/4 inWidth
10-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (21 x 27.6 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration from mat; small losses bottom corners; soil, bottom center; perforations and small tears along top edge; tears right center; accretion of black ink, right center; pencil marks bottom right; recto, piece of adhesive along top edge; yellowing visible along right corner of top edge (not covered by adhesive).Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
The Genesse Falls, Rochester is plate number 42 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