Karl Bodmer
Digitalis and Morning Glory
1839
Physical Qualities
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on paper, Sheet: 283 × 202 mm. (11 1/8 × 7 15/16 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
1996.48.7192
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
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Watercolors and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection', July 24-Oct. 14, 1990.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 64, no. 316.
Joanna Karlgaard and Robin Owen Joyce, BMA, "Deconstructing Nature: Environmental Transformation in the Lucas Collection," August 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 64, no. 316.
Joanna Karlgaard and Robin Owen Joyce, BMA, "Deconstructing Nature: Environmental Transformation in the Lucas Collection," August 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026.
Inscribed: RECTO: UL, brown ink over graphite, 'Digitalis ambigua. varieta'; graphite, 'D. paniculata'; UR, graphite, 'Ipomaea purpurea/amér mérid.'; LR, graphite, 'Bodmer fecit'; in image, brown ink, 'Bodmer'; VERSO: LR, blue ink stamp, 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION'
Markings: Watermark: 'J WH/ TURK/ 18' (J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 18--)
