Name/Title
VILLAGE OF LITTLE FALLS (MOHAWK RIVER)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.36Description
Steel cut engraving of a river bordered by a village, a canal, and wilderness: the sky is sunlit yet contains some light clouds; a fast-moving river divides this scene into three parts; the first is a hillside village, seen from a distance; the second is a rocky shore, covered with trees and bushes; the third is a raised canal and walkway; on this walkway, the foremost figure has his back to the viewer and gazes into the river; two figures, a man and a women wearing straw hats, are in conversation; a boat travels along the canal with three figures on deck; four tiny figures, one on horseback, walk along the canal as it recedes into the distance; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; in center is printed a miniscule "87"; on far right corner is printed, "S. Bradshaw."; in center, the title is printed, "VILLAGE OF LITTLE FALLS.I (Mohawk River)"; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "VILLAGE DES PETITES CASCADES."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DAS DORF LITTLE FALLS."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
S. (Samuel?) BradshawAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1837 - 1840Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
6-5/8 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 10 in. (16.8 x 25.4 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Bottom edge cut irregularly; bottom corners dog-eared; writing in pencil in bottom right; gray accretion center right; small areas of discoloration top center of image, left of image 1 ¾ inches from top edge, and center right edge; series of gray marks center, just below image; recto has gray discoloration and pencil marks; bottom center.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.60 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45
On bottom right corner is written in pencil "7.50"; on back on bottom is written in pencil "R1998". Another copy of print has date of 1839.Note Type
General NoteNote
Village of Little Falls (Mohawk River) is plate number 87 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