De\u00e1k explains that this view likely had personal meaning to Robertson:<\/p>\n
Embraced in the view is what Robertson probably considered the best of two worlds: the dense, man-designed metropolis of Manhattan, where he conducted a flourishing art school with his brother, and the pastoral surroundings of this summer retreat, which he could reach via a short ferry ride across the Hudson River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Alexander Robertson was a Scottish-born miniaturist, landscape painter and teacher of art. He immigrated to New York in 1792 where he joined his older brother Archibald (1765-1835), also an artist. Together they ran the Columbian Academy of Painting, one of the earliest art schools in America. Robertson exhibited regularly at the American Academy, where he was member from 1817 and served as Secretary from 1817 to 1825 and Keeper from 1820 to 1835.<\/p>\n
Francis Jukes was a British engraver, etcher and aquatintist. He frequently worked with Robert Pollard; Pollard did the etching and Jukes the aquatinting, sometimes after Pollard\u2019s own designs. Jukes chiefly produced topographical prints in engraving, etching and, most notably aquatint, at which he was particularly skilled.\u00a0In addition to many works after Edward Dayes and John Gilpin, his notable productions include Walmsley\u2019s\u00a0Views in Ireland<\/strong>\u00a0and Nicholson\u2019s\u00a0Views in England<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Full publication information: “London Pub’d. March 31st, 1800, by F. Jukes No. 10 Howland Street and by Al. Robertson Columbian Academy Liberty Street New York.”<\/p>\n Condition: Generally very good, recently professionally cleaned and deacidified, with minor remaining toning. Some greater wear and minor abrasions and tape adhesion to blank margins. Professionally backed on Japanese paper to strengthen overall and restore few marginal chips and tears.<\/p>\n References:<\/p>\n De\u00e1k, Gloria Gilda. Picturing America<\/em>. Princeton University Press: 1989. 216.<\/p>\n Groce, George C. and Wallace, David H. The New-York Historical Society\u2019s Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860.<\/em> New Haven: Yale University Press, 1969. p. 540.<\/p>\n Redgrave, Samuel. A Dictionary of Artists of the English School: Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers and Ornamentists.<\/em> London: Longmans, Green, and Col., 1874. p. 235 (Jukes).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alexander Robertson (1768-1841) (after) This peaceful scene looks across the Hudson River to a hazy view of New York City from Hoboken, New Jersey, then known as Hobuck. Two men converse in the foreground on a rolling lawn amid picturesque trees. Beyond them is the Van Boskerck farmhouse, which, according to historian Gloria De\u00e1k, was probably the first summer home of the Scottish artist Alexander Robertson after he arrived in the United States in 1792. Boats are in the water on the right. Robertson made the drawing for the aquatint in 1796; it is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as is the aquatint. This aquatint is one of four American views by Robertson that Francis Jukes etched and published in London. The others depicted the Hudson River, Passaic Falls and Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n Product Description Continues Below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11661,"template":"","meta":{"wds_primary_product_brand":0,"wds_primary_product_cat":0,"footnotes":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[561,922],"product_tag":[9607,7048,2008,720,9606,3830,3829,9605,838,3828,868,670,692,541,657,3827,709,2933],"class_list":{"0":"post-11659","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-new-york-city","7":"product_cat-cityscapes","8":"product_tag-alexander-robertson","9":"product_tag-antique-print","10":"product_tag-aquatint","11":"product_tag-ferry","12":"product_tag-francis-jukes","13":"product_tag-hoboken","14":"product_tag-hobuck","15":"product_tag-hobuck-ferry","16":"product_tag-house","17":"product_tag-jukes","18":"product_tag-landscape","19":"product_tag-manhattan","20":"product_tag-new-jersey","21":"product_tag-new-york","22":"product_tag-new-york-city","23":"product_tag-robertson","24":"product_tag-view","25":"product_tag-vista","26":"post","27":"post-with-thumbnail","28":"post-with-thumbnail-large","30":"first","31":"instock","32":"purchasable","33":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41187,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11659\/revisions\/41187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11659"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11659"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFrancis Jukes (1747-1812) (etcher)
\nNew York From Hobuck Ferry House New Jersey<\/strong>
\nFrancis Jukes, London: March 31, 1800
\nColor printed aquatint, hand finished
\n14.25 x 17.75 inches, platemark
\n15 x 19 inches, overall
\n$5,200<\/p>\n