A Toad

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

A Toad

Date

August 18, 1833

Dimensions

8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.3 × 25.6 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.352

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On August 18 Maximilian again made an excursion along the Moncasy with Bodmer and Dreidoppel to gather additional zoological and botanical specimens. This watercolor study of a toad was finished by Bodmer that day.

References in Journal

August 18, 1833

Labels:

study , zoological study

Approximate Depicted Location:

Monocasy Creek, Pennsylvania