The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York)
Date: 1843
Medium: Graphite and white gouache on green wove paper
Dimensions: 7 x 9 3/4 in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Gift of Erving Wolf Foundation, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1977
Accession no.: 1977.182.7

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