VIEW FROM HYDE PARK (HUDSON RIVER)

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.12

Description

Steel cut engraving of a group of figures on a lawn that overlooks a river: in the right foreground, a group of men, women, and children sit on benches and on the ground; one man wears a hat and his holding a stick; the lawn is lined with stately trees; trees cover the hill as it slopes down to the river; the river is shown at an angle; sailboats cover its surface; the far bank of the river has some houses; there is an island and three peninsulas; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "A.L.Dick."; in center, the title is printed, "VIEW FROM HYDE PARK. I (Hudson River)."; on bottom center print is almost completely cut off.

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Bartlett

Attribution

Artist

Alexander L. Dick

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

8-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (13.3 x 21.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Bottom edge is cut irregularly, resulting in loss of print; bottom right corner is creased; two small tears along top right edge; top edge is worn; crease bottom center, ¼ inch from bottom edge; soil throughout; recto has yellow stain along left edge; writing in pencil, right center; soil throughout; crease in center center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.91 - Engraving - Similar item L.2007.189 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #36

Note Type

General Note

Note

View From Hyde Park is a copy of plate number 23 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