A Mid-Day Halt on the Rio Trombutos, Brazil.

George Catlin (1796-1872)

Date

ca. 1855-1860
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Tinted lithograph
Contributors

Drawn on Stone by J. M. Gahey

Commissioned by Samuel Colt
Dimensions

Image: 12 1/16 x 17 3/16 in.
Sheet: 18 x 25 1/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: G. Catlin Pinx{t}.
l.c.: A MID-DAY HALT ON THE RIO TROMBUTOS, BRAZILE. \ While the Artist Catlin and one of his attendants were preparing their meal, the former discovered a large Leopard playing with the legs of another of his party, a Spaniard, who was fast asleep \ under some palms. Catlin crept to the boat and got his Colts Revolver, when he shot the Leopard between the eyes producing instant death, and he adds "This was one of the most satisfactory shots I have ever had."
l.r.: On Stone by J. M'Gahey. Chester.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1990.13.4
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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