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Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon, George Catlin

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1854–1869
Medium
Oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
41 × 57 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
National Gallery of Art, public domain

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