Name/Title
VILLAGE OF SING-SING (HUDSON RIVER)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.77Description
Steel cut engraving of figures walking to a village on the banks of the river: in the right foreground, a figure wearing a hat and holding a walking stick sits among moss-covered rocks with his back to the viewer; a sloping road stretches out before him; three figures walk along the road; there is a hill on the viewer's left; there are many houses on the side of the hill; at its bottom, a village lies on a peninsula in the river; miniscule figures walk along a neighboring, smaller peninsula; numerous sailboats move along the coast and one steamboat moves among them; the steep cliffs of the palisades line the far bank of the river; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "R. Wallis."; in center, the title is printed, "VILLAGE OF SING-SING. I (Hudson River)."; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1837."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), inkMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Robert WallisAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1837Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7-3/4 inWidth
10-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (19.7 x 27 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Three areas of foxing along left edge; one area of foxing, top center; brown stain center left, two inches from left edge; discoloration and small tears along right edge; bottom edge cut irregularly and slightly creased; two small circles of gray discoloration bottom right, three inches from right edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.92 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #54Note Type
General NoteNote
Village of Sing-Sing is plate number 24 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, B5Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library