The Steamboat Napoleon

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

The Steamboat Napoleon

Date

January 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.81

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

At Baton Rouge, Bodmer witnessed the departure of the steamboat Napoleon on the evening before his own vessel left the city. When he again observed the boat on the following day in the vicinity of Fort Adams, he made this quick study.

Labels:

vessels, steamboat , Mississippi River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Near Fort Adams, Louisiana