Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (American/British, 1819-1905) for Currier and Ives, United States. Hand-colored lithograph on paper titled "Life on the Prairie: The Buffalo Hunt" depicting a frontier scene of three men on horseback hunting American bison, 1862.

Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 3796, page 404.

Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Ohio.

Currier and Ives was founded by Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888) in 1835 as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," but changed its name with the addition of James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895) in 1857. The company created over 7000 popular lithographs depicting American life until 1907.
Image; height: 18 1/4 in x width: 27 1/8 in. Margin; top: 2 in x bottom: 2 5/8 in x left: 2 1/2 in x right: 2 1/2 in. Sheet; height: 23 in x width: 32 in. The sheet is toned. There is some soiling along the margins. There is a tear and repair along the lower center edge; another tear and repair along the upper left corner. Some light wear along the edges. Toning and soiling to the verso. There are four pieces of tape affixed to the verso along the upper edge.