Good Hunter, a Warrior

George Catlin, Good Hunter, a Warrior, 1831, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.267
Copied George Catlin, Good Hunter, a Warrior, 1831, oil on canvas, 21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.6 x 41.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.267
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Artwork Details

Title
Good Hunter, a Warrior
Artist
Date
1831
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
21 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 in. (53.6 x 41.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Good Hunter
  • Indian — Seneca
Object Number
1985.66.267
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.267

Artwork Description

“The Senecas were one of the most numerous and effective tribes, constituting the compact called the ‘Six Nations;’ which was a confederacy formed by six tribes, who joined in a league as an effective mode of gaining strength, and preserving themselves by combined efforts which would be sufficiently strong to withstand the assaults of neighbouring tribes, or to resist the incursions of white people in their country.” George Catlin probably painted Good Hunter in Washington, D.C., in February 1831. (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 47, 1841; reprint 1973)