The Brig Janus

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

The Brig Janus

Date

June 30, 1832

Dimensions

11 15/16 × 16 3/4 in. (30.3 × 42.5 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.11

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Nearing the coastal waters off Massachusetts on the morning of June 30, approximately one and a half sailing days from Boston, the Janus encountered large flocks of birds swimming upon a mirror-smooth sea. At nine o'clock a sounding was made, and near ten o'clock the ship's boat was taken out with Bodmer aboard. According to Maximilian's journal entry for this day, Bodmer made "a very accurate drawing" of the Janus as viewed from the smaller craft.

References in Journal

June 30, 1832

Labels:

vessels, seagoing ship , Boston, Massachusetts

Approximate Depicted Location:

Janus (off the coast of Massachusetts)