United States Department of the Army West Point Museum West Point New York 10996 Accession Number: D-9578
Notes:
West Point Museum, 1996.
"Robert W. Weir of West Point: Illustrator, Teacher and Poet," West Point, N.Y.: United States Military Academy, 1976.
"Robert W. Weir of West Point: Illustrator, Teacher and Poet," West Point, N.Y.: United States Military Academy, 1976, pg. 42.
(Lower left corner, in ink:) Indians Bargaining (On cartouche below watercolor, signed when a cadet:) U. H. Grant (On cartouche below watercolor, signed when President:) U. S. Grant signed
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Summary:
A Native American male seated on a bearskin and a woman standing with an infant in her arms. The figures are inspecting a blanket offered by a trader. In the foreground, a dog stands beside the Native American male.
