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Show 18 determined imposition by Bodmer and Himley of the increased drama and mystery of the image.16 In anticipation of both the French and English editions of Travels, the lower inscriptions and the names of the publishers of Travels have been added and the printer's name, Bougeard, has been centered immediately below the image. No date has yet been affixed to the print. It is impossible to determine how many of the second state were produced. It is most likely that the second German shipment of May 1838 consisted entirely of this state, except for one anomaly. No chine colle impressions were included in the shipment, yet examples of such prints are known to exist.17 Information regarding particular impressions included in the French and English editions of Travels are unknown. The third state of Tableau 25 (Figure 1.4) to some extent reverses the progression away from the original watercolor. The image has been lightened overall; a pale moon again illuminates the landscape, catching the figure of the Indian in its diffused glow. Remarkably, this figure has been totally changed once again. For the first time the Indian of the original watercolor reappears. Clothed in buffalo robe and leggings, the painted figure has been carefully duplicated; all but the face of the Indian are immediately recognizable. There is no source in Bodmer's sketches for this face; unlike previous states, the expression is pensive and wary, but unafraid. By this circuitous route, the overall effect of this print returns to that of the original document. It is obvious that reworking has taken place on the plate from which this state was pulled. The aquatint, this time embellished by Johann Hurlimann, a master at figure reproduction, still shows the outline of Himley's |
