DrawingsPlains Indian19th century

Battle Scene between Plains Indians and U.S. Troops

c. 1890

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and colored pencil on ruled off-white wove paper (ledger paper)

Culture

Plains Indian

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

sight: 25 x 29.5 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.) framed: 46 x 49.7 cm (18 1/8 x 19 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Cavin-Morris, Inc., New York, NY], sold; to Didi and David Barrett (1997-2011), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

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