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A Stag and a Doe
A Stag and a Doe

A Stag and a Doe

Artist/Maker George Catlin United States, 1796 - 1872
Datec. 1850
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsimage: 19 1/4 × 26 3/4 in. (48.9 × 67.9 cm) frame: 26 × 33 1/2 in. (66 × 85.1 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.131
ClassificationsPainting
Subject
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DescriptionA male and female elk (deer?) stand side by side in a colorful spring landscape looking towards the left. The grass is green with some orange flowers growing and evergreen trees can be seen in the distance. Small peaks of mountains can be faintly seen in the distance.