# First Sailing of the Griffin on Lake Erie. August 7, 1679

- By: George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)
- Date: 1847/1848
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: overall: 37.8 x 56.5 cm (14 7/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
- Culture: American
- Credit line: Paul Mellon Collection
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50630.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/nga/f589438c-3fac-4152-9c35-327335f1bdb7/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)