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Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri
Image Not Available for Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri

Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper Missouri

Artist/Maker Karl Bodmer Switzerland, 1809 - 1893
Date1839
MediumHand colored aquatint; etching
Dimensionsimage: 14 × 16 1/2 in. (35.6 × 41.9 cm) frame: 23 × 25 1/4 in. (58.4 × 64.1 cm)
Credit LineBill Healey, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2000.124
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      DescriptionA large herd of elk and bison cross a river from the right. Grassy mountains and foothills surround the river. The sun is setting in the right corner and there is a small section of clouds on the left.