George Catlin, View on the St. Peter's River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr. · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
George Catlin

View on the St. Peter's River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes

1836-1837

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
49.5 × 70.1 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-138249

“The scenes that are passed between Prairie du Chien and St. Peters, including Lake Pepin, between whose magnificently turretted shores one passes for twenty-two miles, will amply reward the tourist for the time and expense of a visit to them. And to him or her of too little relish for Nature's rude works, to profit as they pass there will be found a redeeming pleasure at the mouth of St. Peters …

Provenance

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

Registry history

  • 1836-1837 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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