Courthouse at Mount Vernon

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Courthouse at Mount Vernon

Date

January 1833

Dimensions

6 7/16 × 8 3/4 in. (16.4 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.58

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

While Maximilian remained behind at New Harmony recovering his health, Bodmer undertook an excursion on his own to New Orleans early in January, 1833. In his journal entry for February 15, 1833, Maximilian included a brief narration of Bodmer's voyage down the Mississippi as it was related to him on the artist's return. According to this account, Bodmer left New Harmony shortly before the New Year, but was forced to wait several days at Mount Vernon for a steamer bound for New Orleans. The watercolor sketch of the courthouse in Mount Vernon was made at this time.

References in Journal

February 4, 1833

Labels:

structure , study , Mount Vernon, Indiana

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mount Vernon, Indiana