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An Old Nayas Indian, His Granddaughter, and a Boy

National Gallery of Art · Painting

An Old Nayas Indian, His Granddaughter, and a Boy

George Catlin

Date
1855/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 47.5 x 64 cm (18 11/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.154
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • portrait
  • Boy (unnamed)
  • Nayas
  • Eeh-zep-ta-say-a, chief
  • Wy-en-wy-en-ne, granddaughter of chief
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 50462. 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.