Ohio River near Rome

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Ohio River near Rome

Date

October 17, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (16.2 × 22.2 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.55

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On October 17 the Water Witch approached the settlement of Rome, Indiana, opposite Cloverburg, Kentucky. In the afternoon it anchored at Stevensport below Rome, where Bodmer made two watercolor studies of the river.

References in Journal

October 17, 1832

Labels:

structure , riverscape , Ohio River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Stevensport, Indiana