Returning to Fort Frontenac by Sled. February 1679 — George Catlin | DiscoverArt

Returning to Fort Frontenac by Sled. February 1679

1847/1848

oil on canvas

37.8 × 56.2 cm (14.9 × 22.1 in)

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