LC on mat: Capt Bridger, a celebrated Leader or Bourgeois / in the Rocky mountains, was a great favorite of Sir Wm Stewart / who imported a full suit of English armor & presented it to / Bridger, who donned it on all special occasions & rode / so accoutered at the head of his men.
The artist; by descent to Louisa Whyte Norton; [Old Print Shop, New York, NY, 1947]; The Porter Collection; Mae Reed Porter, Kansas City, MO; [M. Knoedler and Company, New York, NY]; InterNorth Art Foundation, Omaha, NE; present owner
