View of Boston Bay

Description

Nearing Boston early on the morning of July 4, Bodmer executed several hasty studies of the approach to Boston Bay. This distant view of the shoreline would be difficult to identify today were it not for the descriptive caption on the reverse.

Original German Title

None

Medium

watercolor on paper

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 8 5/8

Call No.

JAM.1986.49.15

Approximate Date of Creation

4th July 1832