One of the social highlights of the rendezvous occured when this young woman ("quite a belle," miller thought) ran off with a "stalwart canadian trapper. " not knowing that the trapper had already begun paying court to the girl, one of miller's friends, a young man from st. Louis named phillipson, decided that she would be his. His presents and attentions were "kindly received," miller noted, encouraging the young man. Phillipson felt embarrassed before the whole camp when the "simple indian girl," realizing that her future was with the trapper, stole off quietly. Phillipson initially was "crest-fallen and melancholy," miller recorded, but later regained his serenity. Date: between 1858 and 1860. Place of creation: USA. Dimensions: height: 28.1 cm (11 in); width: 24 cm (9.4 in). Medium: watercolor heightened with white on paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Alfred Jacob Miller - A Young Woman of the Flat Head Tribe - Walters 37194011
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