Aquatint

Fort Clark on the Missouri

Bodmer's view of Fort Clark looks across a wide, snow-flecked bottomland on the upper Missouri…

Junction of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri

Bodmer's aquatint shows the broad flat confluence where the Yellowstone River empties into the Missouri…

Mato-Tope, A Mandan Chief

Bodmer's portrait shows Mato-Tope (Four Bears), second chief of the Mandan, in full regalia. The…

Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch, A Mandan Village

Bodmer's view of Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch shows the principal Mandan village on the west bank of the…

Pehriska-Ruhpa, Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance

Bodmer's full-length portrait shows Pehriska-Ruhpa, a Hidatsa (Moennitarri) warrior, in the ceremonial regalia of the…

The Interior of the Hut of a Mandan Chief

Bodmer's aquatint shows the cavernous interior of an earth lodge belonging to a Mandan leader…

The White Castles on the Upper Missouri

Bodmer's aquatint depicts a stretch of the Missouri River in what is now north-central Montana,…