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Johann Hürlimann, after Karl Bodmer

Sih-Chidä and Mahchsi-Karehde, 1841

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portfolio Title

Travels in the Interior of North America

Medium

hand-colored engraving, etching, aquatint, and mezzotint on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 50.2 x 42 cm (19 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)

sheet: 63.1 x 45 cm (24 13/16 x 17 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

Catalogue Raisonné

Ruud et al. 2004, no. 20, ii/ii

Accession Number

2012.77.1

Artists / Makers

Johann Hürlimann (artist) Swiss, 1793 - 1850

Karl Bodmer (artist after) Swiss, 1809 - 1893

Bougeard (printer) French, active 19th century

Jacob Hölscher (publisher) German, active 19th century

Ackermann & Co. (publisher) est. 1795

Arthus Bertrand (publisher) French, active 19th century

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Inscription

text in plate:
Tab. 20 / Carl Bodmer pinx ad nat. / Imp. de Bougeard / Hürlimann sc. / SIH-CHIDÄ & MAHCHISI-KAREHDE / Mandan Indianen / Indiens Mandans / MANDAN INDIANS / Coblenz, bei J Hölscher / London, published by Ackermann & Co. 96. Strand. April 1th 1841 / Arthus Bertrand, éditeur

Provenance

(Bloomsbury Auctions, London, July 12, 2012); (Christopher Mendez, London); acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bloomsbury Auctions
Mendez, Christopher

Exhibition History

2016: Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 25.

Bibliography

2004: Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints. Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum, 2004, pp. 142-144, no. 20, ii/ii.