The image shows a landscape with small figures in the distance engaging in various activities. The horizon is low in the image, emphasizing the sky above. A group of soldiers in uniform line up on the horizon against green hills. The brushstrokes are smooth, with fine details highlighting figures and landscape features. The color palette is warm, with yellows and greens dominating, and the sky is painted in shades of brown and hints of orange. In the foreground on the left, a group of figures, some holding what appear to be weapons or sticks, are gathered, while two individuals stand apart.
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La Salle Meets a War Party of Cenis Indians on a Texas Prairie. April 25, 1686

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

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
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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