December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/13/2024
Circa 1852 hand colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier "The Prairie Hunter". The scene is from the imagination of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, an English-born artist who never ventured west of Chicago. Intrigued by adventure, he celebrated the courage and resourcefulness of the men of the great prairie. The story of this image can be immediately deciphered: A trapper, chased by 4 Native Americans, looks back at his pursuers while he rides madly through the boundless land. The subtitle of the print, "One Rubbed Out!" hints at the outcome of the scene. In the background, the viewer can see that one of the Native Americans was shot and the trapper will be able to escape. The lithograph is matted and framed with some fading to the colors. CONDITION: Good.
Item Dimensions: 29" X 24"