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American Elk
American Elk

American Elk

Artist/Maker William Jacob Hays Sr. United States, 1830 - 1875
Date1868
Mediumwash on paper
Dimensionsimage: 8 × 8 1/2 in. (20.3 × 21.6 cm) frame: 16 1/2 × 15 5/8 in. (41.9 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1998.011
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
DescriptionBlack and white image of an elk standing forward, facing the viewer. The ground is dark with a patch of grass. A lightly sketched elk is behind.
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