USINE DE GLENS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

USINE DE GLENS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.139

Description

Etching and engraving of a bridge and a building over low waterfalls: water cascades evenly over low waterfalls; a factory is built over the center of the waterfalls on a mound of rocks; a bridge connects the factory to each shore; a building with a belfry is surrounded by trees on the left shore; the right shore has many buildings above the falls and a beach below the falls; a group of figures and a dog stand on the beach; one of the figures holds a rope that is connected to a rowboat just off the beach; there are small rapids beneath the falls; the image is surrounded by a border of three lines close together; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. [United States]"; on far right is printed "58"; below the image on far left is printed "Milbert del"; on right is printed "S.e Cholet. Sc."; below is printed the title in French, "Usine de Glens. [Glens's Factory]".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1837

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Glens's Factory

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-7/8 in

Width

8-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (12.4 x 20.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Foxing throughout; writing in pencil bottom right; bottom right corner dog-eared; slight abrasion bottom left; crease top right.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

Note Type

General Note

Note

Glens's Factory is plate number 58 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library