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Preview image of work. aquatint, etching, and engraving on heavy cream wove paper,  New Harmony on the Wabash; Tableau 2 from Travels in the Interior of North America 19231

2009.16.72.1

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New Harmony on the Wabash; Tableau 2 from Travels in the Interior of North America

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Artists

Lucas Weber and Charles-Emile Jacque [?] ; Lucas Weber (1811 - 1860); Charles Emile Jacque (1813 - 1894); Karl Bodmer (1809 - 1893, Barbizon, France) [after Karl Bodmer];

Title

New Harmony on the Wabash; Tableau 2 from Travels in the Interior of North America

Creation Date

1842

Century

mid-19th century

Dimensions

19 in. x 22 1/2 in. (48.26 cm x 57.15 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Switzerland

Medium and Support

aquatint, etching, and engraving on heavy cream wove paper

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Pendexter

Copyright

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Accession Number

2009.16.72.1

Object Description

Per David P. Becker (January 2010):
A proof impression in the Baltimore Museum of Art (ex Lucas coll.) suggests that Jacque etched the two pigs in this print. He and Bodmer were friendly, and it is plausible that he participated as a whimsical gesture.