Catlin and Two Companions Shooting Buffalo — George Catlin | DiscoverArt

Catlin and Two Companions Shooting Buffalo

1861/1869

oil on card mounted on paperboard

45.9 × 62.7 cm (18.1 × 24.7 in)

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