Name/Title
VIEW FROM MOUNT IDA, NEAR TROYEntry/Object ID
L.2007.45Description
Steel cut engraving of river landscape with shepherds, framed by romantic trees: on the left edge, in the right foreground, two trees grow next to an overgrown fence; in the center foreground, two figures sit with a group of sheep and a third figure leans against a tree, his back to the viewer; a fourth tree grows on the right edge of the image; on the left, a hill slopes down to a plain; the plain is covered with groups of buildings and trees and runs along the left side of a river; the river runs from the right of the picture field to the left, where it curves out of space; on the left, there are some tree-covered islands in the river; sailboats sail along the river; a row of houses is shown along the far bank of the river; beyond the houses is another plain, and further, another sloping hill; in the distance, a city sits along the banks of the river; in the center are the faint outlines of mountains; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "R. Wallis."; in center, the title is printed, "VIEW FROM MOUNT IDA.I (Near Troy)"; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "VUE PRISE DU MOUNT IDA, PRÈS DE TROIE."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "PROSPECT VOM BERGE IDA BER TROYA."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1839."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Robert WallisAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1839Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8 inWidth
10-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 x 10 3/4 in. (20.3 x 27.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Bottom edge cut irregularly; tear on center left edge, 3 inches from bottom edge; tear on top left edge, ¼ inch from top edge; traces of gold leaf along left, top, and right edges; yellow line of discoloration bottom right, three inches from right edge; slight discoloration top right corner; accretion of miniscule specks of gold leaf throughout surface; recto has gray discoloration throughout and graphite marks in bottom right.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
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Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45
On the back, in the bottom right corner in pencil is written, "#29".Note Type
General NoteNote
View From Mount Ida, Near Troy is plate number 110 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