WILLIAM M. TWEED

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

WILLIAM M. TWEED

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.252

Description

Page from Harper's Weekly with text illustrated with five wood engravings of various scenes: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "284; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; [APRIL 14, 1877."; on top left is a street scene captioned, "ESCAPE FROM THE SHERIFF'S HANDS INTO THOSE OF THE THIEVES."; in right center is a view of a man sitting below a tree facing the Hudson River and New York City; this scene is captioned, "MR. TWEED CONTEMPLATES NEW YORK FROM THE PALISADES."; below is a scene captioned, "DISGUISED, IN THE THIEVES RENDEZVOUS."; below on left is a scene of a rowboat approaching a pier captioned, "THEIR FERRY FROM NEW YORK TO NEW JERSEY."; on bottom right is a scene of a sailboat and a lighthouse captioned, "HE IS TAKEN FROM STATEN ISLAND TO THE SCHOONER."; the images are surrounded by blocks of text; recto is a page of text.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Apr 14, 1877

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.6 x 28.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Loss, bottom right; writing in pencil, bottom right; loss, bottom center; losses and tears along left and top edges; discoloration along edges.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2007.287 - Engraving - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #8

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library