TRENTON HIGH FALLS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

TRENTON HIGH FALLS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.23

Description

Steel cut engraving from below of people admiring waterfalls: water flows over tiered ledges of rock; on the left at the top of the falls, a building overlooks the scene; figures ascend a staircase that runs along the falls; figures are grouped, both standing and seated, along the viewer's left side of the waterfall; the far side is comprised of a shear cliff crowned with a forest; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "C. Cousen."; in center, the title is printed, "TRENTON HIGH FALLS"; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1838."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Bartlett

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Charles Cousen

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

George Virtue

Date made

1838

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-5/8 in

Width

10-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (19.4 x 26.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight darkening surrounding the image (from the mat); gold leaf intact along left, bottom, and right edges; accretion of miniscule specks of gold leaf throughout surface; recto has graphite markings, top left corner, traces of erased graphite markings, top right corner, slight soil throughout, and two pieces of adhesive tap along top edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.64 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #45 "785/C" written in pencil on back and mat top left corner in pencil; "£15" written in pencil on back top right corner of mat; dealer's label from "Robert Douwma Prints and Maps Ltd" on back center of mat.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Trenton High Falls is plate number 51 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

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4

Note Type

Department

Note

Library