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Catlin the celebrated Indian traveller and artist, firing his Colt's Repeating Rifle before a tribe of Carib Indians in South America

Catlin the celebrated Indian traveller and artist, firing his Colt
Artist
John M. McGahey, 1816 - 1865
Copy after
George Catlin, 26 Jul 1796 - 23 Dec 1872
Sitter
George Catlin, 26 Jul 1796 - 23 Dec 1872
Date
c. 1855-60
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-finished colour-printed lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 43.2 × 58.4 cm (17 × 23")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Animal
Exterior
Weapon\Gun
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Architecture\Building\Tent
Print
Nature & Environment\Animal\Skin
Nature & Environment\Mountain
George Catlin: Male
George Catlin: Law and Crime\Lawyer
George Catlin: Literature\Writer
George Catlin: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
George Catlin: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Miniaturist
George Catlin: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2020.116
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view