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Show 16 This second plate is the cause for some confusion. The remaining second and third states of Tableau 25 were pulled from it; yet Bodmer gives the impression in his letter to Holscher that the fourth and last shipment in September of 1838 consisted of the first state pulled from the new plate.^ In fact, it was probably the second. In all, three states, excluding the restrikes produced at the time of sale of the collection in 1962 have been located for this print.1 * These included Charles Vogel's first state and two additional states pulled from this entirely new plate. The first prints pulled from the new plate were the work of Sigismond Himley, also one of the first etchers employed by Bodmer. Between the years 1837 and 1841 he worked on seven plates for the travelbook, including Tableau 25.15 Examination of the second state of Tableau 25 (Figure 1.3) confirms that a completely new plate was used. All the basic elements of the image have been retained, including placement of the Indian figure and totems, set before a similar background of hills and burial scaffolds. The sky has been further darkened; now clouds partially cover a full moon, which, however, sheds almost no light on the scene. The Indian stands in almost total darkness; it is a figure somewhat reduced in size in relation to the totems before which he stands. The general shape of this silhouetted figure is similar to that in the first state. However, the face, less distinct, takes on an expression of revulsion, as the figure stares in horror at the elevated totems. These effigies have again been carefully reproduced. The horses and mounted figure in the right middle-ground have increased in size and three trade knives and an axe lay at the foot of the totems. The title of the tableau has been changed to Idols of the Mandan Indians. Even this change in name reflects the |