Galley on the Janus

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Galley on the Janus

Date

July 3, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 13/16 in. (16.2 × 22.4 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.13

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

In his written account, Prince Maximilian noted that the Janus, a brig of 70 tons, was not as well furnished as he would have liked: its small berths slept only six passengers. Bodmer's rendering of the ship's galley, made on July 3 off the coast of Massachusetts, furnishes additional evidence of the cramped quarters

References in Journal

July 3, 1832

Labels:

vessels, seagoing ship , Atlantic

Approximate Depicted Location:

Cape Cod, Massachusetts