John Caspar Wild

John Caspar Wild
Wild's grave monument
Born
Johann Caspar Wild

(1804-07-01)July 1, 1804
Richterswil, Switzerland
DiedAugust 12, 1846(1846-08-12) (aged 42)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Known forPainting, printmaking

John Caspar Wild (or J.C. Wild) (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.

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.

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