For your consideration is this framed black and white lithograph of a famous image done by Karl Bodmer titled, "Abdih Hiddisch, A Minatare Chief". Johann Carl Bodmer (1809 – 1830) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer in literature and paintings, after 1843, likely as a result of the birth of his son Charles-Henry Barbizon, he began to sign his works K. Bodmer. He is best known in the United States as a painter who captured the American West of the 19th century. He painted extremely accurate works of its inhabitants and landscape. He accompanied the German explorer, Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied, from 1832 through 1834 on his Missouri River expedition. Bodmer was hired as an artist by Maximilian in order to accompany his expedition and record images of cities, rivers, towns, and peoples they saw along the way, including the many tribes of Native Americans along the Missouri River and in that region for his book. The lithograph shows the Chief standing looking into the distance holding an axe in his right hand and some sort of hide in his left hand. His face and arms are painted in designs and he wears a hat with a feather through it. Beneath the Chief it reads, "Abdih Hiddisch, A Minatare Chief". The lithograph shows good quality work and is set behind glass in a wooden frame and matted once. The art and frame are in good condition and show no signs of obvious damage. The art measures 15 1/4" L x 10" L. The entire piece measures 21 5/8" L x 15 1/4 W.