John Caspar Wild

John Caspar Wild
Wild's grave monument
Born
Johann Caspar Wild [1]

July 1, 1804
Richterswil, Switzerland
DiedAugust 12, 1846
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
NationalitySwiss
Known forPainting, printmaking
Cincinnati from behind Newport Barracks, 1835

John Caspar Wild (or J.C. Wild[2]) (1804 – August 12, 1846) was a Swiss-American painter and lithographer. He created early city views and landscapes of Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Davenport, Iowa.[2]

Wild specialized in hand-colored lithographs. These views, particularly the Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated, were some of the first depictions of the American West.

  1. ^ John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page1
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WDL1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).