Manor House of Joseph Bonaparte near Bordentown

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Manor House of Joseph Bonaparte near Bordentown

Date

July 23, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.26

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's watercolor sketch of the Bonaparte mansion shows it as it was in the summer of 1832. The following year the mansion burned, with a reported loss of many valuable pictures, furniture, and historic papers. In 1850 Henry Beckett, the British consul at Philadelphia, purchased the property and demolished what remained of the original house.

References in Journal

July 19, 1832

Labels:

structure , Joseph Bonaparte , Bordentown, New Jersey

Approximate Depicted Location:

Joseph Bonaparte Estate, New Jersey