THE GEOEGE CATLIN INDIAN GALLERY. 7 



Some sixty i)ictures of this gallery have, however, been reproduced, 

 generally from Mr. Catlin's sketches. The collection now in the National 

 Museum, and herein described, is the original Catlin Indian Gallery and 

 Museum. 



THE SEVERAL CATALOGUES OF THE GALLERY AND COLLECTION. 



Mr. Catlin's first American catalogue was printed in JSTew York in 

 1837. The title-page was as follows : 



Catalogue of Catlin's Indian Gallery of portraits, landscapes, manners and 

 customs, costumes, &c., &c., collected during seven years' travel amongst 

 thirty-eight different tribes, speaking different languages. — New York. — 

 Piercy & Eeed, Printers, 7 Theatre Alley.— 1837. 

 This contained 36 pages and 494 numbers of pictures. 

 The Indian curiosities run from number 495 to 500, inclusive. 

 In 1838, after his return from Florida, he issued another catalogue 

 with about the same title-page, containing 40 pages and numbers of 

 496 pictures. 



The English catalogue of 1840 is the one used in this volume. It was 

 reprinted many times in French as well, before 1848, when Mr. Catlin 

 issued a new catalogue, the introduction of which is given herein on 

 page 11. 



The title-page of the 1840 catalogue was as follows : 



A descriptive catalogue of Catlin's Indian Gallery, containing portraits, land- 

 scapes, costumes, «&:c., and representations of the manners and customs of 

 the North American Indians. — Collected and printed entirely by Mr. Catlin, 

 during seven years' travel amongst forty-eight tribes, mostly speaking- 

 different languages. — Egyptian Hall: Piccadilly, London. -^-Admittance, 

 one shilling. — 1840. 

 Mr. Catlin returned to London in 1848 and reopening his gallery at 

 Waterloo Place, called it Catlin's Indian Collection. The title-page of 

 the catalogue of this collection was as follows : 



A Descriptive Catalogue of Catlin's Indian Collection, containing portraits, 

 landscapes, costumes, &c., and representations of the manners and customs 

 of the North American Indians. — Collected and painted entirely by Mr. 

 Catlin, during eight years' travel amongst forty-eight tribes, mostly speak- 

 ing different languages. — Also opinions of the press in England, France, 

 and the United States. — London. — Published by the author, at his Indian 

 - Collection, No. G, Waterloo Place.— 1848. 



This catalogue contained 607 numbers of pictures, and a catalogue of 

 18 numbers of lay figures, from 608 to 625. 



The next catalogue issued by Mr. Catlin was the " Cartoon Catalogue," 

 New York, 1871. 



Upon Mr. Catlin's return to America in 1871, and opening his collec- 

 tions for exhibition at 14 Broadway, New York, he issued a new cata- 

 logue, as follows : , 



North and South American Indians. — Catalogue, descriptive and instructive, 

 of Catlin's Indian Cartoons. — Portraits, types, and customs. — Six hundred 

 paintings in oil, with 20,000 full length figures, illustrating their various 

 games, religious ceremonies, and other customs, and 27 canvas paintings 

 of La Salle's Discoveries. — Baker & Goodwin, Printers, Printing House 

 Square.— 1871. 



