This is a painting of a large group of people outdoors. In the center, two people face each other, one painting a portrait of the other. Every person in the image except the painter has reddish-brown skin; the painter has pale, yellowish skin. To the left of center, the person being painted stands tall, wearing intricately decorated clothing. They wear a long, tan garment painted with several designs, such as feathers, a handprint, and a colorful circle. The front of the garment has a wide red stripe running down it. On their legs, they wear tan pants with long black tassels on the side.…
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Catlin Painting the Portrait of Mah-to-toh-pa - Mandan

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47 x 62.3 cm (18 1/2 x 24 1/2 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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