Two lithographs with hand-coloring on wove paper, published by Day & Haghe, London. 21 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (sight); 28 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. (frame). Note: The North American Indian portfolio was the product of the time that Catlin spent learning about and documenting the native populations of the American West. One of Catlin's best known paintings, Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon’s Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington (c. 1837-1839) is reproduced in the series. In this work, Catlin depicts Wi-jún-jon, the Chief of the Assiniboine tribe, before and after a visit to Washington, D.C.,