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The image shows a person lying on the grass reaching out toward an object, while others on horses gallop across a grassy expanse. In the background, there are trees and a sky painted with soft colors. The color palette includes natural tones, with greens, browns, and various colored cloaks worn by the figures.
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The image shows a person lying on the grass reaching out toward an object, while others on horses gallop across a grassy expanse. In the background, there are trees and a sky painted with soft colors. The color palette includes natural tones, with greens, browns, and various colored cloaks worn by the figures.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Battle between the Jiccarilla Apachees and Camanchees

George Catlin

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.9 x 61.9 cm (18 1/16 x 24 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.52
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Battle
  • North American Indian
  • military
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • Camanchee
  • Apachee
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.

NGA object ID 50360. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.