After Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), "Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre," circa 1840

After Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), "Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre," circa 1840

Aquatint etching, published by Ackermann & Co., London, engraved by Johann Hurlimann, edited by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, embossed with stamp “c. Bodmer Direct,”framed.

10 3/8 in. x 12 ¾ in. (sight)

Provenance

Property of a Mid-Atlantic Institution.

Footnotes

From Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l"Interieur De l"Americque Du Nord Execute Pendant les Annees 1832, 1833 et 1834, published 1839-1844.