1844 · London
by CATLIN, George (1796-1872)
London: C. and J. Adlard for George Catlin, Egyptian Hall, 1844. Hand-coloured lithograph, on thick paper, after Catlin, drawn on stone by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague. Image size (not including text): 12 1/8 x 17 5/8 inches. A fine image from the First Edtion of Catlin's 'North American Indian Portfolio', one of the most important accounts of Native American life.
"These beautiful and delicate little animals seem to be endowed, like many other 'gentle and sweet-breathing creatures', with an undue share of curiosity...; and the hunter who wishes to entrap them easily does so without taking the trouble of travelling after them. For this (truncated)
"These beautiful and delicate little animals seem to be endowed, like many other 'gentle and sweet-breathing creatures', with an undue share of curiosity...; and the hunter who wishes to entrap them easily does so without taking the trouble of travelling after them. For this (truncated)