Wounded Buffalo, Strewing His Blood over the Prairies

1832-1833

Current Collection

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60.9 × 73.7 cm
Status: In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID: C24-138743

“I found that my shot had entered him a little too far forward, breaking one of his shoulders, and lodging in his breast, and from his very great weight it was impossible for him to make much advance upon me. As I rode up within a few paces of him, he would bristle up with fury enough in his looks alone, almost to annihilate me; and making one lunge at me, would fall upon his neck and nose, so th…

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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