George Catlin

703 works by George Catlin (American, 1794–1872) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in 1825, with early images of the City of Buffalo.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of George Catlin's work on the site falls under Figurative (424), Drawings (188), Landscape (48).

By movement, it's catalogued as Romanticism (605), Realism (84), Academic (10).

Culture: American (703).

By orientation: 479 landscape, 224 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1680 to 1869.

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Prints of these artworks

Every artwork here can be downloaded as the original high-resolution file, or ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print from $21.99, shipping included.

Sizes and framing

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Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many George Catlin artworks does Archive Lane have?

703 public-domain artworks by George Catlin are catalogued on Archive Lane, each available as a free preview, a digital download, or a made-to-order print.

What nationality was George Catlin?

George Catlin is catalogued as American (born 1794, died 1872).

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Are these artworks copyright-free?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

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