Item 33: Colored lithograph titled, “Forest Scene on the Lehigh,” Published by Ackermann & Co (British) and J. Holscher (German), edited by Arthus Bertrand (French), Printed by Bougeard, Engraved by [Frédéric] Salathé after a Drawing by Karl Bodmer, (removed to Print Box #2), 1839 July 1
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 33
Dates
- Created: 1839 July 1
Creator
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Colored Lithograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
17 in. x 22 in.
Title:
Forest Scene on the Lehigh
Description:
A colored lithograph depicting the Lehigh River. There is much foliage in the background as well as wildlife scattered throughout the piece. The Lehigh River spans 109 miles across northeastern Pennsylvania and is a tributary of the Delaware River. Flowing from the Pocono Mountains it passes through Allentown and much of the Lehigh Valley, eventually joining with the Delaware River in Easton. The name of the river is derived from the anglicisation of the Lenape name, Lechewuekink, meaning “where there are forks.”
According to Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania by Gilbert S. McClintock, “A scene on the upper waters of the Lehigh River, drawn by Bodmer, a Swiss artist, on his travels in North America with Maximilian, Prince of Wied. The drawings were made by Bodmer, aquatinted in Paris, and published as a portfolio of prints with the German, French, and English editions of the travels: Von Maximilian Prinz zu Wied, Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 Coblenz, 1839-41); Le Prince Maximilian de Wied-Neuwied, Voyage dans l’interieur de l’Amerique du Nord, execute pendant les annees 1832, 1833 et 1834 (Paris, 1840-43): Maximilian, Prince of Wied, Travels in the interior of North America (London, Ackerman and Co., 1843). Some of the aquatints were originally printed in two colors, some printed in black and beautifully hand colored. The drawings made by Bodmer are some of the finest landscapes that were made by any of the early travelers in this country, and the superb craftsmanship used in reproducing and coloring them for the portfolios that accompanied the story of the journey, make them the most treasured additions to any print collection. An engraving (4 ¼ by 6 ⅛ inches) of this drawing by Bodmer was published in Germany under the title “Urwald-Landschaft am Lehigh” ans d.Kunstanst d.Bibl. Instit. In Hildhsn Eigenthum d.Verleger.”
Johann Carl Bodmer, born February 11, 1809 was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. He is better known as Karl Bodmer in his literature and paintings. The change of signature was likely due to the birth of his son, Charles-Henry Barbizon, that he began to sign his works K Bodmer. Bodmer was also well known in Germany for his watercolors, drawings, and aquatints of cities and landscapes of the Rhine, Mosel, and Lahn rivers. Rudolph Ackermann was born in Schneeberg, Saxony on April 10, 1764. He was a bookseller, lithographer, publisher, and inventor who moved to Paris then London in 1795 and opened a drawing school. He began publishing lithographs in 1796. He was part of a business called Ackermann & Co. that patented a method of making cloth and paper waterproof in 1801.
According to Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania by Gilbert S. McClintock, “A scene on the upper waters of the Lehigh River, drawn by Bodmer, a Swiss artist, on his travels in North America with Maximilian, Prince of Wied. The drawings were made by Bodmer, aquatinted in Paris, and published as a portfolio of prints with the German, French, and English editions of the travels: Von Maximilian Prinz zu Wied, Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 Coblenz, 1839-41); Le Prince Maximilian de Wied-Neuwied, Voyage dans l’interieur de l’Amerique du Nord, execute pendant les annees 1832, 1833 et 1834 (Paris, 1840-43): Maximilian, Prince of Wied, Travels in the interior of North America (London, Ackerman and Co., 1843). Some of the aquatints were originally printed in two colors, some printed in black and beautifully hand colored. The drawings made by Bodmer are some of the finest landscapes that were made by any of the early travelers in this country, and the superb craftsmanship used in reproducing and coloring them for the portfolios that accompanied the story of the journey, make them the most treasured additions to any print collection. An engraving (4 ¼ by 6 ⅛ inches) of this drawing by Bodmer was published in Germany under the title “Urwald-Landschaft am Lehigh” ans d.Kunstanst d.Bibl. Instit. In Hildhsn Eigenthum d.Verleger.”
Johann Carl Bodmer, born February 11, 1809 was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. He is better known as Karl Bodmer in his literature and paintings. The change of signature was likely due to the birth of his son, Charles-Henry Barbizon, that he began to sign his works K Bodmer. Bodmer was also well known in Germany for his watercolors, drawings, and aquatints of cities and landscapes of the Rhine, Mosel, and Lahn rivers. Rudolph Ackermann was born in Schneeberg, Saxony on April 10, 1764. He was a bookseller, lithographer, publisher, and inventor who moved to Paris then London in 1795 and opened a drawing school. He began publishing lithographs in 1796. He was part of a business called Ackermann & Co. that patented a method of making cloth and paper waterproof in 1801.
Location:
Lehigh Water Gap, Colbenz, Germany, Paris, France
Transcription:
Tab. t
Peint d’ap[res] nat par Ch. Bodmer. Imp. de Bougeard. Grave par Lalathe
*[Peint/ He Painted] *[Imprime/ Printed] *[Grave/Engraved]
WALD-ANSICHT AM LECHA. | FORET SUR LE LEHIGH.
(Pennsylvania.) (German) (Pennsylvania.) (French)
FOREST SCENE ON THE LEHIGH
(Pennsylvania.)
London published by Achermann & Co. 96 Strand, July 1st, 1839.
Coblenz bei J. Holscher Paris, Arthus Bertrand, editeur.
Translation Attempt: Painted after nature by Ch[arles] Bodmer Printed by Beugard Engraved by Lalthe Forest View on Lecha [River/Lake?] | Forest on the Lehigh London published by Achermann & Co. 96 Strand, July 1st, 1839. (British) Colbenz [Kolbenz] by J. Holscher (German) Paris, Arthus Bertrand Editor (French)
Translation Attempt: Painted after nature by Ch[arles] Bodmer Printed by Beugard Engraved by Lalthe Forest View on Lecha [River/Lake?] | Forest on the Lehigh London published by Achermann & Co. 96 Strand, July 1st, 1839. (British) Colbenz [Kolbenz] by J. Holscher (German) Paris, Arthus Bertrand Editor (French)
Creator
- Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764 - 1834 (publisher) (Person)
- Bodmer, Karl, 1809 – 1893 (Person)
- Bougeard (Person)
Repository Details
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