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Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl

Narcisse-Edmond-Joseph Desmadryl, Karl Bodmer, and others

Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl

1835-1842

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Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl

1835-1842

Physical Qualities Etching and aquatint with hand coloring, Sheet: 431 x 331 mm. (16 15/16 x 13 1/16 in.) Image: 397 x 296 mm. (15 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.11449
Dates given are the range of years that Bodmer oversaw the production of plates, after his drawings, for the series. The series was issued in three editions: Reise in das innere Nord-America in den J. 1832 bis 1834 (Coblenz: Hölscher, 1839-41); Voyage dans l'interieur de l'amerique du Nord, éxecuté pendant les années 1832, 1833 et 1834 (Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1840-43); Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-34 (London: Ackermann & Co., 1843)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Alistair Cooke," Mar. 30 - Apr. 2, 1973.

Walter Art Museum, "Alfred Jacob Miller," October 14, 1981-January 10, 1982

Inscribed: Inscribed in pencil: lower right "K. Bodmer"; verso, in Lucas' (?) hand "40 f - 9 pieces - no. 4" Inscribed in plate: lower left "Carl Bodmer pinx. ad nat."; lower center "Imp. de Bougeard"; lower right "Desmadryl sculp."; along bottom "DACOTA INDIANERIN UND ASSINIBOIN MÄDCHEN. INDIENNE DACOTA ET JEUNE FILLE ASSINIBOINE. / DACOTA WOMAN AND ASSINIBOIN GIRL."

Markings: None

Artist

Karl Bodmer

1808–1892

Swiss, 1809-1893
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Printer

Bougeard

2000–2000

French
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