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View of the Hudson River at Hudson, New York
Artist/Maker (1792 - After 1864)

View of the Hudson River at Hudson, New York

1820
Watercolor, scratching out, selective glazing, gouache, and graphite on paper, laid on card
Overall: 14 x 20 3/4 in. ( 35.6 x 52.7 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
1941.1120
Hudson, New York, was established in 1783 by New Englanders from Nantucket and named in honor of Henry Hudson, the English navigator who explored the river for the Dutch in 1609. Despite its location 120 miles from the ocean, Hudson carried on a flourishing whaling industry. Wall drew this broad vista of the river from the summit of Mount Merino. The city appears at the right, and in the river is the long mud flat through which a canal, seen at the center, was cut for the passage of the Hudson-Athens ferry. Although Wall intended this watercolor for "The Hudson River Portfolio" it was not included in the published work. It may have been planned for the sixth and final, never executed installment.
DescriptionThe city of Hudson appears at the right.
ClassificationsDRAWINGS