Boston Lighthouse

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Boston Lighthouse

Date

July 4, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 5/8 in. (16.2 × 21.9 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.18

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's unfinished sketch of a small sailing craft observed in the Boston Bay area was one of several made during the morning of July 4, as the Janus neared the port of Boston.

References in Journal

July 4, 1832

Labels:

vessels, seagoing ship , coastline , structure , Atlantic , Boston, Massachusetts

Approximate Depicted Location:

Boston, Massachusetts