Name/Title
VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CATSKILLEntry/Object ID
L.2007.49Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a large building on a cliff overlooking a valley: a sheer cliff curves on the viewer's left; in the foreground, two figures stand on its edge and view the valley; the man points; on the left, a dog is running towards the couple; a tall building with columns and a porch across its façade sits on the cliff; figures walk along the porch; a fence separates the building from the edge of the cliff; two figures lean on the fence; a group is visible on its far edge; a trail winds down the mountain; a group of black birds fly above; on the right is a valley scattered with tiny houses and villages; a river and mountains can be seen in the distance; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; in center is printed a miniscule "119"; on far right corner is printed, "R. Brandard."; in center, the title is printed, "VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CATSKILL."; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "VUE PRISE DE MONTAIN HOUSE CATSKILL."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "PROSPECT AUS DEM GASTHAOFE AUF DEM GEBIRGE CATSKILL."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1839."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Robert BrandardAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1839Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7-3/4 inWidth
9-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (19.7 x 25.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration along edges; some foxing along bottom; bottom left corner slightly torn and creased; fingerprint bottom right; writing in pencil center right; tear top right; pencil mark top left; soil throughout; recto is yellowed beneath image; abrasion and accretion from two pieces of removed adhesive tape top and bottom center; yellowing from three pieces of adhesive tape, top left, center, and right; liquid stain, top right.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
View From the Mountain House is plate number 119 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