Name/Title
THE SUMMER EXODUS - LEAVING BY STEAMBOATEntry/Object ID
L.2007.276Description
Page from Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving of a crowd of people and carriages about to board a boat oriented horizontally: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "656; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; [AUGUST 24, 1872."; this scene takes place in a building with a rafted ceiling, planked floors, and an open wall on right; on the left sit two carriages loaded with crates; two workers use a handcart to move a crate; on the right, fashionably dressen men, women, and children and a dog prepare to walk up a gangplank; on the far right are two decks of a steamboat; the image is signed, bottom right; bellow the scene is printed, "THE SUMMER EXODUS - LEAVING BY STEAMBOAT. - DRAWN BY E. A. ABBEY.- [SEE PAGE 654.]"; recto is a page of text.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Edwin Austin AbbeyAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Harper's WeeklyDate made
Aug 24, 1872Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
16-1/2 inWidth
11-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (41.9 x 29.2 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Tears, small losses, and creases along all edges; slight foxing along bottom; yellow stains along left edge; crease acres center; recto has yellow stains throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #3Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library