Cape Lands End, Cornwall

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Cape Lands End, Cornwall

Date

May 23, 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

1986.49.9

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer executed a watercolor of Cape Lands End at sunset on the evening of May 23 . By the morning of the following day, England's southwestern coast appeared only dimly in the distance.

References in Journal

May 23, 1832

Labels:

vessels, seagoing ship , coastline , England

Approximate Depicted Location:

Cape Lands End, Cornwall, England