Young Male Bullfrog

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Young Male Bullfrog

Date

August 7, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.362

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's watercolor rendering of a young male bullfrog was one of two such studies made on August 7th following an excursion to the Lehigh River to gather zoological specimens for Maximilian's growing North American collection.

References in Journal

August 7, 1832

Labels:

Lehigh River , study , zoological study

Approximate Depicted Location:

Lehigh River, Pennsylvania