Name/Title
VIEW OF THE RUINS OF FORT TICONDEROGAEntry/Object ID
L.2007.52Description
Colored steel cut engraving of ruins in front of a lake landscape: in the background, greenish-blue wooded mountains rise from the banks of a lake; the lake is smooth and spotted with small sailboats with brown sails; the sun is low in the sky, illuminating a few wisp-like clouds; in the foreground, the ruins of a brown, stone building are overgrown with plants, including red flowers; four sheep roam through the ruins, tiny compared to the looming stone walls; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed "T.A. Prior."; in center is title "VIEW OF THE RUINS OF FORT TICONDEROGA."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors By Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1837."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Thomas Abiel PriorAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1837Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/8 inWidth
10-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (20.6 x 27.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Soil throughout surface; square of discoloration surrounding image; yellow stain, top left corner; pencil marks, top right corner; bottom edge irregularly cut; diagonal crease across center; recto has two strips of yellowing along top and bottom edges; soil throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.10 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
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Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45Note Type
General NoteNote
View of the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga is plate number 19 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