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Fig. X, William Wade, Residence of "Late Dr. Hossack Now Mr. Langdon," engraving, 1847, detail from Panorama of the Hudson River from New York to Waterford (New York: J. Disturnell, 1847)

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Hyde Park, on the Hudson, formerly the seat of the late Dr. Hosack, now of W. Langdon, Esq., has been justly celebrated as one of the finest specimens of the modern style of Landscape Gardening in America. Nature has, indeed, done much for this place, as the grounds are finely varied, beautifully watered by a lively stream, and the views are inexpressibly striking from the neighborhood of the house itself, including, as they do, the noble Hudson for sixty miles in its course, through rich valleys and bold mountains.... [Fig. x] But the efforts of art are not unworthy so rare a locality; and while the native woods, and beautifully undulating surface, are preserved in their original state, the pleasure-grounds, roads, walks, drives, and new plantations, have been laid out in such a judicious manner as to heighten the charms of nature. Large and costly hot-houses were erected by Dr. Hosack, with also entrance lodges at two points on the estate, a fine bridge over the stream, and numerous pavilions and seats commanding extensive prospects; in short, nothing was spared to render this a complete residence. The park, which at one time contained some fine deer, afforded a delightful drive within itself, as the whole estate numbered about seven hundred acres. The plans for laying out the grounds were furnished by Parmentier, and architects from New York were employed in designing and erecting the buildings. For a long time, this was the finest seat in America, but there are now many rivals to this claim.

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Alexander Jackson Davis, "Residence of Dr. Hosack: Lawn Front," c. 1830, black ink and wash over graphite on paper, New-York Historical Society, Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman, 1923.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "Euterpe Knoll Hyde Park N. York," dated Sept. 11, 1839, pen and ink drawing, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "Crystal Cove, Hyde Park. New York," dated September 11, 1839, pen and ink drawing, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
William Wade, Residence of "Late Dr. Hossack [sic] Now Mr. Langdon," engraving, 1847, detail from Panorama of the Hudson River from New York to Waterford (New York: J. Disturnell, 1847).
G.K. Richardson after W.H. Bartlett, "View from Hyde Park (Hudson River)," 1840, Hand-colored steel engraving, from American Scenery; or, Land, lake, and river illustrations of transatlantic nature (London: 1840), vol. 1, no. 23.
Anonymous, "View in the Grounds at Hyde Park," wood engraving, in A. J. Downing, A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening (1849), pl. opp. p. 45, fig. 1. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Johann Hermann Carmiencke, Hyde Park, 1856, graphite and white gouache on brown wove paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1977.

Associated

Thomas Kelah Wharton, "Bridge over Crumelbow Creek, David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, watercolor on off-white wove paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.
[Thomas Kelah Wharton]], "Greenhouse, David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, black ink (or watercolor) applied with pen or brush on off-white wove paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "View of David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York, with a Sundial" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, graphite on white wove Bristol board, 3 x 3 9/16 in. (7.6 x 9 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "View of the David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York, from the South" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, black ink (or watercolor) applied with pen and brush and sgraffito on off-white wove paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "View of David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York, from the East" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, black ink (or watercolor) applied with pen and brush on off-white wove paper, 5 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (13.3 x 18.9 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "View of the David Hosack Estate at Hyde Park, New York, from Western Bank of the Hudson River" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, black ink (or watercolor) applied with pen and brush on off-white wove paper, 5 1/8 x 7 7/16 in. (13 x 18.9 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.
Thomas Kelah Wharton, "View of David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York, from the East" (from Hosack Album), ca. 1832, black ink (or watercolor) applied with pen and brush on off-white wove paper, 5 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (13.3 x 18.9 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994.187.16

Attributed

Alexander Jackson Davis, "River Vista, Hyde Park," Franklin D. Roosevelt Library-Museum, Hyde Park, N.Y.

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		+	Hyde Park, on the Hudson, formerly the seat of the late [[David Hosack\|Dr. Hosack]], now of W. Langdon, Esq., has been justly celebrated as one of the finest specimens of the [[modern style]] of [[Landscape Gardening]] in America. Nature has, indeed, done much for this place, as the grounds are finely varied, beautifully watered by a lively stream, and the [[view]]s are inexpressibly striking from the neighborhood of the house itself, including, as they do, the noble Hudson for sixty miles in its course, through rich valleys and bold mountains.... [Fig. x] But the efforts of art are not unworthy so rare a locality; and while the native [[wood]]s, and beautifully undulating surface, are preserved in their original state, the [[pleasure ground\|pleasure-grounds]], roads, [[walk]]s, [[drive]]s, and new [[plantation]]s, have been laid out in such a judicious manner as to heighten the charms of nature. Large and costly [[hothouse\|hot-houses]] were erected by [[David Hosack\|Dr. Hosack]], with also entrance lodges at two points on the estate, a fine [[bridge]] over the stream, and numerous [[pavilion]]s and [[seat]]s commanding extensive [[prospect]]s; in short, nothing was spared to render this a complete residence. The [[park]], which at one time contained some fine deer, afforded a delightful [[drive]] within itself, as the whole estate numbered about seven hundred acres. The plans for laying out the grounds were furnished by [[André Parmentier\|Parmentier]], and architects from New York were employed in designing and erecting the buildings. For a long time, this was the finest [[seat]] in America, but there are now many rivals to this claim.