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The White Castels [sic] on the Upper Missouri

Sigismond Himely, Karl Bodmer, Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied

The White Castels [sic] on the Upper Missouri

1835-1842

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Sigismond Himely, Karl Bodmer, Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied

The White Castels [sic] on the Upper Missouri

1835-1842

Physical Qualities Aquatint, etching with hand coloring, Image/Sheet: 292 x 426 mm. (11 1/2 x 16 3/4 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 1996.48.11458
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)

Publication References

Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum; Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004), p. 199.
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
Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum; Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004), p. 198, Tableau 37.

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Artist

Sigismond Himely

French, 1801-1872
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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Swiss, 1809-1893
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Author

Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied

Prussian, 1782 - 1867
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