Price: $75.00
SKU: 101326
ARTIST: Seth Eastman
MEDIUM: Chromolithograph,
DATE: c. 1852
EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 x 6 3/4" (15.2 x 17.1 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Drawn by Capt. Seth Eastman, illustrating text by Mary Eastman, in the 1852 edition of "The Iris: an illuminated souvenir for 1802" . Chromolithograph by P.S. Duval & Son. Seth Eastman was an artist and West Point graduate who served in the U.S. Army, first as a mapmaker and illustrator. He had two tours at Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory; during the second, extended tour he was commanding officer of the fort. During these years, he painted many studies of Native American life.
ADDITIONAL INFO: The piece is in a mat for handling.
CONDITION: Fair condition, good condition, some acid staining in margins.
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