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A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man by George Catlin, Paul Mellon — VisualArtsDB

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A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

George Catlin Paul Mellon

1861–1869

Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 47.2 x 63.2 cm (18 9/16 x 24 7/8 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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