George Catlin, Batiste and I Running Buffalo, Mouth of the Yellowstone
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr. · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
George Catlin

Batiste and I Running Buffalo, Mouth of the Yellowstone

1832-1833

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.9 × 73.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-137574

“Amidst the trampling throng, Mons. Chardon had wounded a stately bull, and at this moment was passing him again with his piece levelled for another shot; they were both at full speed and I also, within the reach of the muzzle of my gun, when the bull instantly turned and receiving the horse upon his horns, and the ground received poor Chardon, who made a frog's leap of some twenty feet or more o…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Registry history

  • 1832-1833 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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