Name/Title
WINTER SCENE ON THE CATTERSKILLSEntry/Object ID
L.2007.32Description
Colored steel cut engraving of a lake at night with hunters and a bear: in the right foreground, two figures with guns stand among fallen trees; two mostly-bare pine trees rise behind them; logs, grass, and rocks lie on the bank of the lake; on the left; a rustic bridge is surrounded by bare and pine trees; a bear and a man walk on the frozen lake; the sky is speckled with stars and the rising moon illuminates the scene; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "W.H.Bartlett."; on far right corner is printed, "J. Rogers."; in center, the title is printed, "WINTER SCENE ON THE CATTERSKILLS"; on bottom center is printed, "London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo: Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1838."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolorMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BartlettAttribution
ArtistArtist
J. RogersAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
George VirtueDate made
1838Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7-3/4 inWidth
10-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (19.7 x 27.3 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration in a square surrounding the image, from mat; tears and delamination along left edge; loss of gold leaf along left, bottom, and right edges; wrinkling, left center; yellowing along edges; writing in pencil bottom right and top left, just above image; recto soiled throughout; hinged with two pieces of white adhesive tape along top.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2007.101 - Engraving - Similar itemGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #45
Written on the print in pencil is "25-" and "70.-America.-1840."Note Type
General NoteNote
Winter Scene on the Catterskills is plate number 70 in American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. Publisher George Virtue commissioned William H. Bartlett to illustrate American Scenery, for which N.P. Willis wrote the text. Bartlett completed these watercolor drawings during two visits to America between 1836 and 1838. The drawings were engraved starting in 1837 by numerous English engravers and published in installments of four engravings. Subscribers could have the prints bound in two volumes in 1840 when the installments were complete.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library