Water Hunting for Deer, a Night Scene on the River Susquehanna Penn. by George Catlin

Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Water Hunting for Deer, a Night Scene on the River Susquehanna Penn.

Dateca. 1855-1860

MediumHand-colored lithograph

Dimensions17 x 23 in. (43.2 x 58.4 cm)

Mark(s)l.l.: G. Catlin, pinxt l.r.: On Stone & Printed by J.M'Gahey, Bold Sqre Chester l.c.: WATER HUNTING FOR DEER, A NIGHT SCENE ON THE RIVER SUSQUEHANNA PENN: / Catlin writes, "I was on the water all night with my Colt's Revolving Rifle, and in the morning soon looked up seven of my victims, several others were wounded, but made their escape

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014.2.1

ClassificationPrint

Provenancecommissioned by Samuel Colt [1814-1862], Hartford, CT, ca. 1855-1860. (William Reese Company, New Haven, CT); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2014

On ViewNo

This artwork's face covers about 54× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.