The Encounter, hand-colored engraving after Darley by James King

A dramatic hand-colored engraving of mounted warriors in a dark wooded landscape. A rider in the foreground thrusts a spear beside a white horse, while a fallen horse and a body lie in the grass and other riders charge through the trees at right. The print bears the signature of F.O.C. Darley and the engraver James King.

Artist

James King

Date

1885

Medium

hand-colored engraving

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2800 × 1960 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum