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Wah-kón-ze-kaw, The Snake, George Catlin

Wah-kón-ze-kaw, The Snake

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1828
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
46.8 × 35.5 cm
Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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