Mississippi near Ste. Genevieve

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Mississippi near Ste. Genevieve

Date

March 22, 1833

Dimensions

4 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (12.5 × 17.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.114

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Around noon of March 22, the steamer passed the mouth of the Kaskaskia River below the site of the old French trading settlement of that name situated on the Illinois side of the river. That afternoon it reached the village of Ste. Genevieve. Maximilian described the approach to this village in his journal, commenting, "In front to the right, the river, because of its bend, seems to go through a narrow opening (see Mr. Bodmer's sketch)....The steamboat Argus overtook us near Ste. Genevieve.... It passed us and we landed."

References in Journal

March 22, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Mississippi River , Kaskaskia River , Ste. Genevieve

Approximate Depicted Location:

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri