The Gold Seeker.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1849-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 9 11/16in. (30.5 x 24.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

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Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA man with several knives in his belt is wielding two pistols. He has a beard and mustache and wears a straw hat with three feathers in it. In the background, twenty-nine male figures appear to be mining gold in barren hills, presumably in California. A fight has broken out between several men. Other men look on.

Object number1995.182.43

InscribedInscribed on stone beneath image: "THE GOLD SEEKER. / 195". Inscribed in pencil, on verso, lower left: "DWR 2". Accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesSubject Note: This print is probably a reference to the California Gold Rush of 1849.

Technique Note: Very simple hand-coloring in shades of blue and gold.

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