Styles Genres Museums Artists Support

An open visual arts database with 1,000,000+ artworks, 100,000+ artists, and 1,800+ styles spanning centuries of human creativity.

Browse

Styles
Genres
Museums
Artists
Favorites

Popular Styles

Impressionism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Pop Art
Cubism
Realism

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
MoMA
Rijksmuseum
Cleveland Museum of Art
The MET
Louvre

VisualArtsDB is free and open for everyone.

Support the project

© 2026 VisualArtsDB

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon by George Catlin, Paul Mellon — VisualArtsDB

Home
Paintings
Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon

George Catlin Paul Mellon

1854–1869

Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 41 x 57 cm (16 1/8 x 22 7/16 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

Related works

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

Paul Mellon, 1861

The White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas

The White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas

Paul Mellon, 1844

On the Beach

On the Beach

Paul Mellon, 1907

Pont de Palmiers and Tiger Shooting

Pont de Palmiers and Tiger Shooting

Paul Mellon, 1854

Expedition Encamped on a Texas Prairie. April 1686

Expedition Encamped on a Texas Prairie. April 1686

George Catlin, 1847

Weeco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

Weeco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861

"Paint Me" - Apachee

"Paint Me" - Apachee

Paul Mellon, 1855

Three Peoria Indians

Three Peoria Indians

Paul Mellon, 1861

Wild Horses at Play

Wild Horses at Play

George Catlin, 1844

Victor-Auguste de Saint-Rémy

Victor-Auguste de Saint-Rémy

Paul Mellon, 1848

Sioux Village - Lac du Cygne

Sioux Village - Lac du Cygne

George Catlin, 1861

Funeral of Black Hawk - Saukie

Funeral of Black Hawk - Saukie

Paul Mellon, 1861