Name/Title
VIEW OF HUDSON & THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINSEntry/Object ID
L.2007.134Description
Colored lithograph of boats on a river with a strip of marshland in the middle: the near bank of the river is shown on the left; a row of buildings sit right on the dock; a dirt road is raised above these houses; a group of figures stand next to the road, holding a net; the road is lined on the left with another row of houses; two of the houses have smoke coming from their chimneys; three or four tall ships lie directly off the shore; two small sailboats sit next to them; two white gulls fly above the water; a strip of marsh divides the river in two; a steamboat passes through a canal that has been horizontally cut through the marsh; sailboats sail to the right of the marsh; a group of simple buildings with red roves line the shore; mountains rise in the distance; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "3e Livrason [3rd Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.4.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Lithographié par Bichebois fig.e Par V. Adam."; on far right corner is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par J. Milbert"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Vue du port de la ville d'Hudson et des montagnes Catskill"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 12."; on right is printed the title in English, "View of Hudson & the Catskill mountains."; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Hudson Urbis porus Montesque Catskill."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé & Ce."; on right is printed the title in German, "Ansicht der Stadt [?] von Hudson et der Geburge Catskill."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard MilbertAttribution
ArtistArtist
Louis-Philippe-Alphonse BicheboisAttribution
LithographerArtist
Victor-Jean AdamAttribution
MakerArtist
BoveAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henri GaugainDate made
1828 - 1829Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/8 inWidth
20-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (33.3 x 51.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on wove paper at time of publication; foxing along left, bottom, and right edges; soil, bottom center; liquid stain, bottom right; writing in pencil, top right; top edge has been cut irregularly; two yellow stains, top center and left center of image; recto has writing in pencil top center and top right; discoloration beneath image; thick orange accretion, center.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.133 - Print - Similar item
L.2007.181 - Print - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #18
Written in pencil on print is "105-" and "From: Milbert, Picturesque Itinerary of the Hudson River 1828-29."Note Type
General NoteNote
View of Hudson is number 12 in "Itinéraire pittoresque du fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amérique du Nord". Published by H. Gaugain and Co. in 1828-9, Jacques Milbert completed the illustrations Picturesque Itinerary during a stay in America between 1815 and 1823. The drawings were made into lithographs by numerous English lithographers.
Scanned image not entire object.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library