VUE ACTUELLE DE SARATOGA

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.129

Description

Colored engraving and etching of a town with a dirt road in the foreground: the road curves through the foreground; the road is flanked by shrubs and rocks; a group of two women and a men walk along the road; in the distance, a buggy enters the town; on the right is the columned façade of the Congress Hall Hotel; on the left is the steeple of a white church; there are many houses and shops between these two buildings; the roads are covered with figures on foot and in carriages and with horses and cows; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines close together; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. ESTADOS UNIDOS [United States]"; on far right is printed "62"; below the image on far left is printed "Milbert del"; on right is printed "Lemaitre dir"; below is printed the title in French, "Vue actuelle de Saratoga. [Actual View of Saratoga]"; on right is printed the title in Spanish, "Vista actual de Saratoga".

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1841

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Actual View of Saratoga

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5 in

Width

6-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 x 6 7/8 in. (12.7 x 17.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slightly soiled; traces of watercolor throughout; accretion of gum-like material, top left; right edge irregularly cut; recto has accretion top center; yellow stain, center; two pieces of tap adhering paper to mat along top edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.127 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.128 - Print - Similar item L.2007.180 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #18

Note Type

General Note

Note

View of Saratoga is plate number 62 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Bellwood Library, Not specified

Note Type

Department

Note

Library