George Catlin
A Pawnee Warrior Sacrificing His Favorite Horse
1857/6947.1 x 62.3 cm
Oil on cardboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Paul Mellon Collection
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 830
Provenance
George Catlin (1796-1872)
by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin
purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History
sold 1959 through Kennedy Galleries, New York to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA
gift 1965 to the NGA