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Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri
Artist/Maker
Karl Bodmer
(Switzerland, 1809 - 1893)
Datec. 1837
MediumBlack and white aquatint; etching
Dimensionsimage: 14 1/4 × 16 1/4 in. (36.2 × 41.3 cm)
frame: 22 × 26 1/2 in. (55.9 × 67.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineThe Pierce Collection from Roy Pierce and Winnifred Poland Pierce, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
Object numberW2001.167.018
DescriptionA herd of buffalo lower right descending from mountains upper center, and a herd of elk center left - uncolored. They move towards a lake set in between the mountains.Status
Not on view