Indians on the War Path

Generously provided by The Walters Art Museum

This is a stirring scene of Plains Indian masculine display. These warriors, led by the bonneted chief in the foreground, gallop unimpeded across the prairie. According to Miller, the party is off on a mission of revenge for some previous misdeed perpetrated against them. They are not to be trifled with, as Miller has written, “All this threatens mischief, and it is by no means a pleasant thing to meet them under such circumstances, unless you have an able escort.” (Ross, 61)

Peter H. Hassrick

Artist

Alfred Jacob Miller

Date

ca. 1858 – 1860

Catalogue Number

389A

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Inscriptions

LL: AJMiller/43

The artist; William T. Walters, Baltimore, MD; present owner by gift