Hyde Park, Hudson River.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1845-1846

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 11 5/8in. (20.6 x 29.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14 1/16in. (25.4 x 35.7cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA man and a woman walk on a grassy lawn at the right. The man wears a top hat and holds a cane. He has a beard. Trees line the lawn and cover the hillside that slopes down to a wide river in the background. Sailing vessels, chiefly sloops, are on the river. A small island and mountains are in the background.

Object number1950.186.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "HYDE PARK, HUDSON RIVER. / 222".

On verso, in red ink, upper left, "825". In pencil: upper right, "consv CPC 1987"; lower right, "Dwr 21" "Print / Box 7 / #27 [upsidedown]", and accession number.NotesSource Note: The composition corresponds closely to an engraving after William Henry Bartlett, "View from Hyde Park," but the figures at the right have been altered. There could be another, intermediate source, such as a print by Currier & Ives, though no print with this title is listed in the Gale Research Catalogue. (Finlay 3/10/2004)

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