Charles Beyer, Johann Hürlimann, and others
Encampment of the Piekann Indians
1835-1842
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- Artist: Charles Beyer
- Artist: Johann Hürlimann
- Artist: Karl Bodmer
- Author: Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied
Encampment of the Piekann Indians
1835-1842
Physical Qualities
Etching with hand coloring
, Image/Sheet: 294 x 442 mm. (11 9/16 x 17 3/8 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
1996.48.11462
Proof with extensive watercolor additions. The figures are etched, while the landscape and background are added in watercolor.
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
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, "A Faithful and Vivid Picture: Karl Bodmer's North American Prints," September 28-December 29, 2002; circulated to Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, July 19-September 28, 2003.
Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum; Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004), p. 218.
Jurovics, Toby (Editor). Faces from the Interior: The North American Portraits of Karl Bodmer. Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 2021.
Inscribed: Inscribed in pencil: lower right "K. Bodmer"
Markings: None
Author
Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied
1781–1866
Prussian, 1782 - 1867
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