Native Californians lassoing a bear / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; Francis Holl, sculp. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Native Californians lassoing a bear / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; Francis Holl, sculp., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Native Californians lassoing a bear / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; Francis Holl, sculp.
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A bear being roped by Native Californians is an unusual subject among the frontier scenes of the 1870s, and it sets this print apart from the broader run of Western pictures. The drawing is credited to Felix O.C. Darley, a New York illustrator known for his scenes of American life, and the plate was engraved by Francis Holl, a London engraver who worked on many American book illustrations. D. Appleton & Co. of New York published it around 1873 as a color lithograph. Prints like this helped eastern audiences form their picture of California and its Native peoples, often in terms of dramatic action rather than daily life.
| Created / published | New York : D. Appleton & Co., c1873. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithograph Color 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | Bear hunting--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,244 × 1,010 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216726 |
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