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Bodmer is best known in the United States as a painter who captured the American West of the 19th century. He painted extremely accurate works of its inhabitants and landscape. He accompanied the German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied from 1832 through 1834 on his Missouri River expedition. Bodmer was hired as an artist by Maximilian in order to accompany his expedition and record images of cities, rivers, towns and peoples they saw along the way, including the many tribes of Native Americans along the Missouri River and in that region.[2] Bodmer had 81 aquatints made from his work to illustrate Prince Maximilian's book entitled Maximilian Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America (1839-1841 in German/published in English translation in 1843-1844).

Large Double Portrait by Karl Bodmer

  • Large black and white double portrait by Karl Bodmer.  

    Noapeh-Assiniboin

    Psihdja Sahpa - Yankton

     

    Published by Ackermann & Co. London

    Arthur Bertrand Editor, Paris

     

    Pristine Condition, Carved Period Frame

     

    Image measures 21 x 17

    Frame measures 33.5 x 26

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