Dutot’s Dwelling on the Delaware

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Dutot's Dwelling on the Delaware

Date

August 24, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.35

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Arriving at Dutotsburgh on the evening of August 23, the travelers stayed overnight at the local tavern. In the morning Maximilian met the old Frenchman Dutot for whom the town had been named, and Bodmer made a quick sketch of Dutot's house during the morning of August 24.

References in Journal

August 24, 1832

Labels:

structure , Delaware River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Dutot, New Jersey