Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Catlin the Artist & Hunter Shooting Buffalos with Colt's Revolving Rifle
ArtistaGeorge Catlin(1796-1872)
Fechaca. 1855-1860
MedioHand-colored lithograph
Dimensiones17 x 23 in. (43.2 x 58.4 cm)
Marca(s)recto, l.l.: G. Catlin Pinxt
recto, l.r.: On Stone & printed by J.M'Gahey Chester
recto, l.c.: CATLIN THE ARTIST & HUNTER SHOOTING BUFFALOS WITH COLT'S REVOLVING RIFLE. / He says, "with my two hired men Ba'tiste & Bogard, I took a position where a numerous herd of Buffalos were crossing a deep ravine, and being unobserved I shot down eight or ten in succession leaving their carcases / for the wolves to devour"
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014.2.3
ClasificaciónPrint
Procedenciacommissioned 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
En exhibiciónNo
This artwork's face covers about 54× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.