Name/Title
VIEW OF HUDSON CITY AND THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINSEntry/Object ID
L.2007.71Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a mountain landscape with a lone figure overlooking a city on the banks of a river: in the foreground on the left, is a tree with a group of rocks at its base; in the center is a tree stump; on the right, a lone figure stands in three-quarter profile, looking into the landscape, wearing a yellow shirt; on the near side of the river, a hill lopes down to the banks; the hill is covered with trees close to the viewer and with buildings closer to the bank; the city is depicted in detail, specific buildings are shown; miniscule sailboats are visible on the river; another city is shown on the opposite bank of the river; also on the opposite bank are foothills and mountains, their tops covered in clouds; 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, "VIEW OF HUDSON CITY AND THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS"; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "VILLE D'HUDSON &c, AVANT L'INCENDIE."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "ANSICHT DER STADT HUDSON UND DES CATSKILL GEBERGES."; 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
5-3/4 inWidth
8-7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (14.6 x 22.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Fingerprint, bottom left; some loss of gold leaf on right edge; mark, top center; perforations along bottom edge; accretion of miniscule specks of gold leaf throughout surface; recto has yellowing surrounding the image, with the exception of a white square, top center; one piece of adhesive tape bottom right.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
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Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
View of Hudson City and the Catskill Mountains is plate number 101 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