Name/Title
VIEW FROM FORT PUTNAM (HUDSON RIVER)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.11Description
Steel cut engraving of the Hudson River valley with a man in a turban and a wall in the foreground: in the foreground on the left, a man leans against a large rock; he has dark skin and wears a turban and pants that button down the length of the leg; he holds a long gun and his white dog walks at his feet; behind the man is a bare pine tree; in the right foreground, a slightly crumbling stone wall protrudes away from the viewer; trees grow and sheep graze atop the wall; a wooded, sloping hill separates the viewer from the bank of the river; the river moves from left to right and towards the viewer; it is flanked on both sides by steep mountains; numerous sailboats sail on the river; a town can be seen on the far bank; on the viewer's right, the river is split by an island; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "R. Sands."; in center, the title is printed, "VIEW FROM FORT PUTNAM. I (Hudson River)."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1837."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Robert SandsAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1837Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7-3/4 inWidth
10-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (19.7 x 25.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight creases in all four corners; crease center left edge; crease bottom left edge; pencil mark bottom left edge; crease center right edge; creases along top edge; top edge cut irregularly; slight soil throughout; recto has writing in pencil, bottom right corner; soil throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.90 - Engraving - Similar item
L.2007.207 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #36
Written in bottom right corner in pencil is "Fort #14 B, $30-"Note Type
General NoteNote
View From Fort Putnam is plate number 20 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
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library