VIEW ON THE HUDSON RIVER FROM RUGGLES HOUSE, NEWBURGH

Name/Title

VIEW ON THE HUDSON RIVER FROM RUGGLES HOUSE, NEWBURGH

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.208

Description

Colored lithograph of women and children on the porch of a house overlooking the Hudson: a tall tree grows in the left foreground, surrounded by small pine trees; flowers line a drive in the right foreground; two tall trees frame the door and porch to a house; vines grow on a trellis covering the porch; two women, two children, and a baby sit on the porch; below is a group of buildings on the side of a river and two separate buildings surrounded by trees; the river is lined on either side with steep mountains; sailboats and a steamboat sail on the river; a flat island can be seen in the distance; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "PUB'D BY CURRIER & IVES,"; on far right corner is printed, "152 NASSAU ST NEW YORK."; below in center, the title is printed, "VIEW ON HUDSON RIVER. I FROM RUGGLES HOUSE, NEWBURGH."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nathaniel Currier

Attribution

Lithographer

Manufacturer

James Merritt Ives

Date made

1857 - 1872

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

L.2007.186

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13-1/8 in

Width

19-1/8 in

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper appears to be clean and complete however it is encased in a sealed mat so it is difficult to tell.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #21

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library