Bivouac of a Sioux War Party at Sunrise — George Catlin | DiscoverArt

Bivouac of a Sioux War Party at Sunrise

1861/1869

oil on card mounted on paperboard

45.8 × 62.3 cm (18 × 24.5 in)

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