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In the summer of 1874 the 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (1841–1926) organised a hunting expedition through Canada to the American West. An account of his sometimes hazardous journey was published as ‘The Great Divide: Travels in the Upper Yellowstone in the Summer of 1874’ (1876). Included in his party was the young artist Valentine Bromley who, disenchanted by his companions’ pursuit of animals, and therefore something of a disappointment to his patron, particularly enjoyed a two-day visit to the Crow Agency, 30 miles from Fort Ellis, Montana, near the town of Bozeman, ‘sketching the busy domestic world of the Crow village with enthusiasm’. On his return to England, these and other sketches were worked up as illustrations, many of them for Dunraven’s book, some for the ‘Illustrated London News’.
Title
Native North American Medicine Man
Date
1876
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 130 x W 160 cm
Accession number
Am2006,Ptg.3
Acquisition method
gift from Captain A. W. F. Fuller, 1937
Work type
Painting
