VUE DE NEW-YORK

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

VUE DE NEW-YORK

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.293

Description

Colored wood engraving of a bird's-eye view of New York City: in right foreground is a small jetty of land with a large, rounded building at the tip; a river occupies the foreground; large ships and some steamboats travel on the river; a large, round building floats in center foreground; a second river zig-zags from the background into the foreground, dividing the city in two; on both sides of the river, streets are lined with buildings; spires of churches punctuate the scene; in the distance, on the right, green land is visible; on bottom left is printed, "BERTRAND"; on bottom right is printed, "MIDDERISH"; beneath the scene in center is printed the title, "Vue de New-York. [View of New York.]"; on recto is an uncolored wood engraving of Philadelphia.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink, Watercolor, Paper; ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bertrand

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Midderish

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1850

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

View of New York

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-5/8 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (11.7 x 18.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mounted to mat with a piece of yellowing adhesive tape along each edge; recto has writing in ink, top center and a large line of pencil through the image; yellow liquid stain, top left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #53 On label on removed plastic was written, "12 pounds"

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library