RANNEY, William Tylee (1813-1857). The Trappers Last Shot. From the Original Painting Distributed by the Western Art Union in 1850. Cincinnati: Neale, 1850.

Steel engraving, 577 x 756 mm sheet. Some soiling, a few short tears to blank margin. Provenance: Acquired Dorothy Sloan (11 December 2009, Sale 22, lot 484).

FIRST PRINTING of this western print, which was later followed by a Currier & Ives knock-off. The original painting from which the print was made was included in the exhibit “Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney” at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (13 May 2006-14 August 2006). "This is an engraved reproduction of Ranney’s famous oil painting...by the same title that was based on a sketch made by the artist while he served in the Army of the Republic of Texas.... It is a scene, probably inspired by the story of mountain man Joe Meek, who used his last shot to defend himself against attacking Indians" (Kelsey, Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554-1900, p.74).

Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler

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RANNEY, William Tylee (1813-1857). The Trappers Last Shot. From the Original Painting Distributed by the Western Art Union in 1850. Cincinnati: Neale, 1850.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler

American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

RANNEY, William Tylee (1813-1857). The Trappers Last Shot. From the Original Painting Distributed by the Western Art Union in 1850. Cincinnati: Neale, 1850.

RANNEY, William Tylee (1813-1857). The Trappers Last Shot. From the Original Painting Distributed by the Western Art Union in 1850. Cincinnati: Neale, 1850.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

RANNEY, William Tylee (1813-1857). The Trappers Last Shot. From the Original Painting Distributed by the Western Art Union in 1850. Cincinnati: Neale, 1850.

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RANNEY, William Tylee (1813-1857). The Trappers Last Shot. From the Original Painting Distributed by the Western Art Union in 1850. Cincinnati: Neale, 1850.