Name/Title
VIEW OF NEW YORK, FROM WEEHAWKENEntry/Object ID
L.2007.34Description
Steel cut engraving of three figures overlooking a busy bay: the foreground is rocky and overgrown with short grasses; a tree frames the image on either side; on the left, a figure sits beneath one of these trees and turns his head to look at the scene; in the center stands one figure leaning on his walking stick and another sits at his feat and gestures; below them is the bank of the river; figures stand on a dock; a sailboat is docked at its end; a few buildings lie close together in a clearing with figures in front; in the distance are two adjacent peninsulas; the near peninsula has a large house at its end; the far one has a town and clearly distinguishable is a windmill; in the far distance is a mountain; boats, both sail and steam; move along the river; on the opposite bank, the buildings of New York City are visible, steeples and a windmill rising above the rest; below the scene, on the far left, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "R. Wallis."; in center, the title is printed, "VIEW OF NEW YORK, FROM WEEHAWKEN."; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "NEW YORK, VU DE WEEHAWKEN ."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "PROSPECT VON NEW YORK, VON WEEKHAWKEEN ALLS."; below in 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
7-3/4 inWidth
10-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (19.7 x 26 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Top edge cut irregularly; stain bottom left corner; accretion of gold leaf throughout surface; stain, top center; soil throughout, particularly along right edge; recto has yellowing beneath image; accretion of ink of text from facing page; writing in pencil bottom right.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.102 - Engraving - Similar item
L.2007.190 - Lithograph - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #35Note Type
General NoteNote
View of New York, From Weehawken is plate number 82 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, B5Note Type
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Library