The image shows a landscape with trees, hills, and mountains under a partly cloudy sky. In the foreground, there is a tipi surrounded by figures dressed in traditional attire interacting with a horse. More figures and animals are spread throughout the scene. The painting has smooth brushstrokes and detailed elements, with tones of green, brown, blue, and white dominating.
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The Cheyenne Brothers Starting on Their Fall Hunt

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46 x 62.1 cm (18 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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