Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca — George Catlin | DiscoverArt

Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca

1854/1869

oil on card mounted on paperboard

47.3 × 65.8 cm (18.6 × 25.9 in)

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