VUE DE LA VILLE D'HUDSON

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.133

Description

Engraving and etching of boats on a river with a strip of marshland in the middle: the near bank of the river is shown on the left; a row of buildings sit right on the shore; a grassy road is raised above these houses; three figures stand next to the road; the road is lined on the left with another row of houses; two tall ships lie directly off the shore; one figure in a rowboat sits next to them; a strip of marsh divides the river in two; two canals have been horizontally cut through the marsh; two tall ships sail to the right, close to the far bank; a road runs along the shore; a group of simple buildings line the road; mountains rise in the distance; 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 "64"; below the image on far left is printed "Milbert, del"; on right is printed "Lemaitre, dir"; below is printed the title in French, "Vue de la Ville d'Hudson. [View of the City of Hudson]"; on right is printed the title in Spanish, "Vista de la Ciudad de Hudson".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1841

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

View of the City of Hudson

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-7/8 in

Width

8-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (12.4 x 20.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration in square surrounding the image, from mat; bottom edge cut irregularly; writing in pencil, bottom right; piece of white adhesive tape along top edge, covering print; paper wrinkled along top; recto is yellowed beneath image and along left edge; two pieces of adhesive tape in top corners.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.134 - Lithograph - Similar item L.2007.181 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #41 Written in pencil on print is "Hudson, NY, c1820", label on mat says "Don Pitcher Antique Prints, ?1820"

Note Type

General Note

Note

View of the City of Hudson is plate number 64 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, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

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Department

Note

Library