VILLE D'HUDSON

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

VILLE D'HUDSON

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.65

Description

Colored lithograph of three figures and a dog walking beside a rough river with a town in the distance: in the foreground is a stretch of overgrown riverbank; on the left is a rustic wooden fence; a grey path cuts through the foreground; a man, a woman holding a baby, a child, and a dog walk along the path with their backs to the river; two gulls fly in center and a third flies on the right; the river is filled with white-capped waves; numerous sailboats have their sails filled with wind; two smokestacks of a steamboat are visible in the distance; there is a large, flat thing, perhaps logs; in the center of the river; the city of Hudson can be seen on the opposite bank of the river; there are numerous smokestacks among the city; small mountains surround the river on either bank; the sky is overcast; a border of two simple lines surrounds the image; above the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "3e Livrason [3rd Edition];" in center is printed, "AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE. ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK;" on far right is printed, "Pl.3.;" below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "Dessiné d'après nature par Milbert"; on far right corner is printed, "Lithographié par L. Sabatier"; below on left is printed the title in French, "Ville d'Hudson"; in center enclosed in a circle is printed, "No. 11."; on right is printed the title in English, "Town of Hudson"; below on left is printed the title in Latin, "Urbs Hudson."; in center is printed, "Imp. Lith. de Bove, dirigée par Noël ainé &C."; on right is printed the title in German, "Hudson Stadt."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier

Attribution

Lithographer

Manufacturer

Henri Gaugain

Date made

1828 - 1829

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

City of Hudson

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-1/2 in

Width

18-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. (31.8 x 47.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Pencil marks in each corner; traces of watercolor right edge; mounted on wove paper at time of publication; wove paper has two small tears top center edge; foxing throughout, especially top right and along left edge; discoloration along bottom edge; writing in pencil bottom right; yellow stains top right; recto is soiled beneath image; has foxing throughout; mounted to mat with two pieces of white adhesive tape.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #39 Label on the back of mat says "Old Prints Of Hudson River, 86 Maple Rd., Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. 12520".

Note Type

General Note

Note

Ville d'Hudson is number 11 in "Itinéraire pittoresque du fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amérique du Nord". Published by H. Gaugain and Co. in 1828-9, Jacques Milbert completed the illustrations Picturesque Itinerary during a stay in America between 1815 and 1823. The drawings were made into lithographs by numerous English lithographers. Scanned image not entire object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library