Seneca Steele, a Great Libertine, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Seneca Steele, a Great Libertine

George Catlin described Seneca Steele as having a “hatchet in his hand.” The artist probably took this portrait in Washington, in February 1831. (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1831
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (55.3 x 42.5 cm)

Object #: 4359
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=4359
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.269
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