A color print of a White man wearing hunting gear and holding a rifle as he approaches two elk, one lying down, in a forest.

David Crockett's Elk Hunt.

Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

Date

1839
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Aquatint and etching with applied watercolor
Dimensions

Image: 8 3/16 x 13 1/8 in.
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 17 1/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: Sporting Anecdotes. / "CLEAR OUT MY BUCK"
u.r.: Plate 17
l.l.: Drawn & Engraved by H. Alken.
l.c.: LONDON: PUBLISHED AT 31 ELY PLACE E.C. / DAVID CROCKETT'S ELK HUNT. / "On one occasion I was hunting Elk, and getting a good sight upon two fine Bucks close together, I lowered one, and starting from behind the tree which had concealed me, / run forward to finish him off with my knife:_but his companion, instead of making off as I expected, turned furious, and stood his ground, stomping, and tearing up / the earth, whilst his eyes flashed fire, and snorting so loudly, that he seemed to blow a puff breath from his nostrils: until at last, I was fairly obliged to beat a retreat / and clamber up the nearest tree to avoid his charge:_once fairly up, I reloaded my rifle, and sent him off with a leaden pill in his left shoulder."
l.r.: "Scenes with Uncle Sam." SPORTING REVIEW. No. 1. Jan. y 1839.
Verso:
T8542/ E-
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1980.12
Copyright

Public domain

Caught on Paper

September 23, 2017–February 11, 2018

Inspired by the coinciding exhibition Wild Spaces, Open Seasons, this exhibition of works on paper from the Carter’s collection explores the popular outdoor subjects that have permeated American culture and captivated American artists for centuries.

Location: Off view

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