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Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri
Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri

Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri

Artist/Maker (Switzerland, 1809 - 1893)
Date1839
MediumHand colored aquatint; etching
Dimensionsimage: 14 × 16 1/2 in. (35.6 × 41.9 cm) frame: 23 × 25 1/4 in. (58.4 × 64.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineBill Healey, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberW2000.124
    DescriptionA large herd of elk and bison cross a river from the right. Grassy mountains and foothills surround the river. The sun is setting in the right corner and there is a small section of clouds on the left.
    Status
    Not on view