Name/Title
UNDERCLIFF NEAR COLD SPRING (THE SEAT OF GENERAL GEORGE P. MORRIS)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.218Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a bend in the river with a boulder slightly off the beach: a beach curves along the edge of the river; on the left, slightly off shore, is a large boulder; a flock of birds fly above the boulder; there is low undergrowth in the foreground; figures walk along the beach; a canoe with a figure within is docked on the beach; a boat with lowered sails approaches the beach; more sailboats sail in the distance; on the edge of a beach, a pagoda-like gate marks the entrance to a path; the path is tree-lined and winds up a manicured hill; atop the hill is a large house; a rocky cliff rises above the house; more mountains can be seen in the background; below the scene, on the far left, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "J.T. Willmore."; in center, the title is printed, "UNDERCLIFF NEAR COLD-SPRING I (The Seat of General George F Morris.)."; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "LE ROC."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DAS UNTERE GESTADE."; below in center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1839."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
James Tilbitts WillmoreAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1839Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7-3/4 inWidth
9-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (19.7 x 25.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Yellowing in square surrounding image and title from mat and along left edge; right edge cut irregularly; recto has piece of adhesive tape along top edge; a white area around the tape and two whote areas beneath the image.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.33 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #41Note Type
General NoteNote
Undercliff Near Cold Spring is plate number 77 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virute 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, B10Note Type
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Library