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The Lost Buffalo Calf

Artist/Maker William de la Montagne Cary United States, 1840 - 1922
Date1870
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 11 × 16 1/2 in. (27.9 × 41.9 cm) frame: 15 1/4 × 20 3/4 in. (38.7 × 52.7 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberJL1998.050
ClassificationsPainting
On View
On view
DescriptionA bison calf walks along side a person on horseback through an open field. The trio walk towards the right front of the painting. The sun is setting in the background.
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