Name/Title
VILLAGE OF CATSKILLEntry/Object ID
L.2007.74Description
Colored steel cut engraving of shepherds and sheep on a road by a village: in the center foreground are a pair of shepherds wearing straw hats; the man is holding a stick, wearing a yellow jacket, and leaning on a rock; the woman is wearing a pink dress; to the figures' left is a heard of sheep walking up a hill on a dirt road; to the left of the road is a crumbling and overgrown stone wall; a small tree grows at an angle above the wall; there is a rustic wooden fence on the slight hill above the wall; to the right of the road is a pile of stones; on top of the pile is a decaying wooden fence; behind the stones is a pine-covered hill sloping downward; the road leads downhill into the village; small figures walk along the road in the distance, in the mid-ground a steep hill slopes down to the road on the right; more sheep and shepherds populate the hill; the road is flanked with buildings and hills as it recedes; three steepled white churches are visible at the near end of the village; the background is comprised of tall mountains; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "J. C. Bentley."; in center, the title is printed, "VILLAGE OF CATSKILL."; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "VILLAGE DE CATSKILL."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DAS DORF CATSKILL."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1839."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Joseph Clayton BentleyAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1839Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7-7/8 inWidth
10-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (20 x 26.4 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration along edges, especially along bottom; bottom edge cut irregularly; yellow accretion, top center; crease top center, 4 inches from left edge; soil and crease center left edge; recto soiled throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.41 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45
Removed packaging said "Kouchak Antiquarian Printseller: Specialist in fine prints and engravings. Sticker on front said £9Note Type
General NoteNote
Village of Catskill is plate number 106 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