VIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA (ABOVE OWEGO)

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.43

Description

Colored steel cut engraving from above of a river with an island: in the foreground, three trees on the left and one on the right frame the scene, three sheep sit among the trees on the right; below, a river winds through green plains and is edged with trees; sheep graze on a large island, populated with one house; a small village flanks the river on the right; sheep graze on the left bank of the river; a red canoe floats next to the island; green and brown mountains rise in the background; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed "C. Cousen."; in center is title "VIEW ON THE SUSQUEHANNA. I (above Owego)"; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "LA SUSQUHANNA, OU DESSUS D'OWEGO."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DER FLUSS SUSQUEHANNAH, OBERHALB OWEGO."; on bottom center is printed but half cut off, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1839."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Bartlett

Attribution

Artist

Charles Cousen

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

George Virtue

Date made

1839

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (20 x 27.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Yellowing from adhesive top left and top right corners; water stain bottom right corner; discoloration in a square around the image; accretion just above image, 4 inches from right edge of paper; soil bottom left corner; bottom edge cut irregularly; recto has yellowing adhesive along top and soil throughout.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #45

Note Type

General Note

Note

View of the Susquehanna (above Owego) is plate number 108 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

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4

Note Type

Department

Note

Library