UTICA

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

UTICA

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.20

Description

Colored steel cut engraving of figures along two diverging roads: in the foreground, a cart drawn by two oxen stands still; three figures, one holding a pole, stand in conversation; behind them, figures walk along the streets; one figure is on horseback; three figures walk on a raised sidewalk; the roads are paved with stone, grass grows among the stones; both streets go downhill and are flanked with buildings; the street on the left is flanked with houses and a church; the street on the right is flanked with larger buildings and shops; beyond the town is a rolling landscape; a group of small black birds fly overhead; "; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "R. Brandard."; in center, the title is printed, "UTICA."; 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, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Bartlett

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Robert Brandard

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

George Virtue

Date made

1838

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/8 in

Width

10-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (20.6 x 27 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration throughout, especially in a square surrounding the image, from the mat; two white squares in upper corners, under which are two pieces of adhesive tape; traces of watercolor along bottom.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #45

Note Type

General Note

Note

Utica is plate number 45 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