Baton Rouge on the Mississippi

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Baton Rouge on the Mississippi

Date

January 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.110

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's pencil sketch of Baton Rouge as viewed from the river was probably made when he stopped here for a few days on his return from New Orleans. Bodmer later reported to Maximilian that the Mississippi was very broad between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, "and especially in the evening resembles a lake... The water is loam colored and thick."

References in Journal

February 15, 1833

Labels:

structure , genre, riverscape , Baton Rouge, Louisiana , Mississippi River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana