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Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior by George Catlin, Paul Mellon — VisualArtsDB

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Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin Paul Mellon

1855–1869

Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 47 x 61.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 5/16 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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