Art, literature & history
Launching of the Griffin. July 1679
1847/1848
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 37.8 x 56.2 cm (14 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1965.16.321
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
George Catlin. Launching of the Griffin. July 1679. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Launching of the Griffin. July 1679 — George Catlin. 1847/1848.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 37.8 x 56.2 cm (14 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1965.16.321. Paul Mellon Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.