Name/Title
VILLAGE OF SING-SING (HUDSON RIVER)Entry/Object ID
L.2007.92Description
Colored steel cut engraving of figures walking to a village on the banks of the river: in the right foreground, a figure wearing a red-brown shirt, 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."; in center is printed a miniscule "24"; on far right corner is printed, "R. Wallis."; in center, the title is printed, "VILLAGE OF SING-SING. I (Hudson River)."; on bottom left the title translated to French is printed, "VILLAGE DE SING-SING."; on bottom right the title translated to German is printed, "DAS DORF SING-SING."; on bottom center the title translated to Dutch is printed, "HET DORF SING-SING. -HUDSON'S RIVIER."; below in center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
Robert WallisAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1841Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8 inWidth
10-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 x 10 5/8 in. (20.3 x 27 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration in a square surrounding image and along left, top, and right edges; bottom edge is cut irregularly; brown stain top center; traces of watercolor throughout; black marks, bottom right; recto has yellowing beneath the image and along left, top, and right edges; discoloration and accretion of adhesive top center and bottom center from removed adhesive tape; and soil throughout.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.77 - 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