The Steamer Yellow-stone
c. 1839
Artist, Swiss, 1809 - 1893
Engraver, American, 1811 - c. 1860
Publisher, est. 1795
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and aquatint in black with hand-coloring on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 10 1/8 x 12 5/8 in. (25.72 x 32.07 cm)
sheet: 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (43.82 x 59.69 cm) -
Accession
2015.19.975
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(The Old Printshop, Inc., New York, NY); purchased thorugh the Mary E. Maxwell Fund by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1960; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Inscriptions
upper right printed in black ink: Tab. 4.; lower left printed in black ink: Ch. Bodmer del ad nat. / DAS DAMPFBOOT YELLOW-STONE. / am 19ten April 1933. / Colbenz, bei J. Hölscher; lower center printed in black ink: Imp de Bougeard / THE STEAMER YELLOW-STONE / on the 19th Aptil 1933. / London, published by Ackerman & Co, 96, Strand.; lower right printed in black ink: Lucas Weber sc. / LE BATEAU A VAPEUR YELLOW-STONE. / le 19 Avril 1933. / Panis, Anthris Bertrand, éditeur.; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: T[not deciphered]; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: $125-
Markings
lower center blindstamp [square]: C. BODMER / Direc[not deciphered]
Wikidata ID
Q77012839