Susquehanna near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Susquehanna near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Date

September 17, 1832

Dimensions

6 1/4 × 8 5/8 in. (15.9 × 21.9 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.43

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Maximilian and Dreidoppel left Bethlehem on September 17 on the Easton stage for Reading, where they arrived at noon that same day. Resuming their journey westward on September 18, they reached Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River that evening and put up at a tavern for the night. They spent two days at Harrisburg while Maximilian, admitting to "an exhausted, ailing state of health," sought the advice of a local physician. Bodmer's view of the Susquehanna near Harrisburg was executed when he followed this same route with Dr. Saynisch a week later.

References in Journal

September 18, 1832

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Susquehanna River , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Approximate Depicted Location:

Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania