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David Crockett's Elk Hunt.
Object Details
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Date
1839
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Aquatint and etching with applied watercolor
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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-
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
1980.12
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Copyright
Public domain
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Caught on PaperSeptember 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.
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Location: Off view
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