The Steamboat Napoleon

Description

At Baton Rouge, Bodmer witnessed the departure of the steamboat Napoleon on the evening before his own vessel left the city. When he again observed the boat on the following day in the vicinity of Fort Adams, he made this quick study.

Original German Title

None

Medium

watercolor and pencil on paper

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 8 5/8

Call No.

JAM.1986.49.81

Approximate Date of Creation

January 1833