Name/Title
Village of CatskillEntry/Object ID
SS.98.7Description
A rectangular color engraving of the "Village of Catskill": the image depicts a shepherd and shepherdess surrounded by their sheep in the foreground; the shepherd is a man wearing orange and blue country clothes and holding a stick; he leans against rocky terrain whichs runs alongside a road; next to him is a woman in a pink dress and white hat; the road cuts vertically through the image stopping in the center as it disappears over and behind hills; the village is in the center of the image and is represented by two large tan buildings, several smaller tan buildings, and church and steeple to the viewer's far left; three people walk on the road through the village; several others sit and stand on the hilly terrain that passes horizontally to the side of the two larger buildings; also on this hill are grazing sheep, and behind them, in the distance to the viewer's right, is a body of water; the background consists of gray mountains and a gray sky; in the white border bottom center: "VILLAGE OF CATSKILL"; in smaller capital letters on the bottom right and left sides: "VILLAGE DE CATSKILL" and "DAS DORF CATSKILL";
on the viewer's left, in the corner immediately below the image: "W.H. Barlett";
below the right corner: "J.C. Bentley."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, Paper, InkCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Joseph Clayton BentleyAttribution
MakerArtist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
MakerDate made
1839Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
FramedHeight
16-9/16 inWidth
14-9/16 inDepth
1-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 9/16 x 14 9/16 x 1 1/4 in. (42.1 x 37 x 3.2 cm)Dimension Description
SightHeight
7 inWidth
9 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Excellent. Has one tiny black spot above background mountains in the viewer's upper left register.General Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
ModernNote Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 6