John Mix StanleyPrairie Indian Encampment1870 · Western Art Print
Women gather on the grass among the tipis of a large Plains camp
Price$460 CAD
Free shipping and import duties covered on every order.
Printed to order. Usually arrives in 5–11 business days.
If it arrives damaged, defective or not what you ordered, we make it right at no cost. Returns & guarantee
The print & the framePaper, frame, glazing and hanging
Print
Giclée, printed to order with water-based inks.
Paper
Hahnemühle German Etching, 310gsm: a heavyweight, velvety matte fine-art paper with a warm white tone and a light texture.
Archival matte fine-art paper.
200gsm matte fine-art paper.
Frame
Solid wood with a satin finish, handmade to order. About 20 mm wide and 22 mm deep.
Glazing
Low-reflection glazing.
Mount
None. The print fills the frame.
Hanging
Framed prints arrive ready to hang.
Each frame is made to order by one of our framing workshops, so the exact shade and profile may vary slightly from the photos.
A large camp of hide tipis fills the prairie, poles crossed at the peaks; the largest, at the centre, is painted with red designs and hung with a wooden frame. In the foreground a group of women sit close together on the grass in hide dresses trimmed with blue, one drawing on a long pipe. Three more sit and recline at right, and farther back people stand among the lodges beside two horses and a wall of red-brown hides. Cloud drifts across a blue sky.
The original: oil on canvas, 1870s, Detroit Institute of Arts.
John Mix Stanley (1814–1872) was an American painter of the West. Born in Canandaigua, New York, he was apprenticed to a coachmaker, then worked in Detroit as a sign and portrait painter. He painted Indigenous subjects at Fort Snelling in 1839 and at Fort Gibson in Indian Territory from 1842 to 1845, recording the 1843 council at Tahlequah, and in 1846 joined Colonel Stephen Kearny's expedition to California, going on to Oregon and Hawaii. In 1853–54 he was artist to Isaac Stevens's Pacific Railroad Survey. His Indian Gallery, left at the Smithsonian after Congress declined to buy it, was destroyed in the 1865 fire there. His work is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Gilcrease Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in solid wood with low-reflection glazing, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.
John Mix Stanley — Prairie Indian Encampment | Western Art PrintPrice$460.00
The print is colorful and pleasing to the eye. The paper is of high quality with good thickness that is great for display by itself or in a frame. A good price for the quality! Thank you!
Taylor H.
Verified buyer · reviewed on our Etsy shop · March 2026 Unframed Hahnemühle · Accent - 12x18 inches
9 Art Prints was founded by author Arif Anwar around two simple ideas: that great art should reach far beyond the familiar Western canon, and that fine art reproductions should be made with exceptional materials.
So we seek out remarkable artists and traditions from around the world, then reproduce them using carefully sourced images, archival giclée printing, and fine art papers from Hahnemühle.
NO VAGUE “MUSEUM QUALITY” CLAIMS. JUST THE SPECIFICATIONS.
FAQ
Fine-art quality should be something you can verify.
Here is exactly what goes into a 9 Art Prints reproduction.
What makes a 9 Art Prints reproduction different?
A lot of art-print sellers describe their work as “museum quality”
without telling you what that actually means. We prefer specifications.
Our fine-art reproductions are produced using professional giclée printing
on genuine Hahnemühle fine-art papers, selected to suit the artwork.
We work from high-resolution source material and prepare each image
specifically for print, with close attention to colour, detail and tonal range.
What paper do you use?
Our principal fine-art papers include
Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm and
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm.
German Etching has a substantial, lightly textured surface that works
exceptionally well for paintings and richly coloured works. Photo Rag
has a smoother cotton surface suited to graphic, modernist and highly
detailed imagery.
Paper is selected according to the character of the artwork rather than
using one generic stock for everything. Framed prints are printed on 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
What does “giclée” actually mean?
Giclée is a professional fine-art printing process using archival pigment
inks and high-resolution inkjet technology. Unlike inexpensive poster
printing, it is designed to reproduce subtle colour gradations, fine detail
and tonal depth.
It is a reproduction method widely used by artists, photographers,
galleries and professional fine-art printers.
So is this really “museum quality”?
We would rather tell you what we use and let you decide.
Genuine Hahnemühle fine-art paper, professional giclée printing,
archival pigment inks and carefully prepared high-resolution artwork
are measurable things.
“Museum quality” by itself is not.
Will large prints still look sharp?
Large-format reproduction depends heavily on the quality of the underlying
artwork file. We source the highest-resolution material available and
prepare each image for print rather than simply enlarging a small internet image.
That is especially important with historic paintings, posters and archival
works where source quality varies considerably.
Are these just posters?
No. A poster can be printed cheaply on lightweight commercial paper.
Our fine-art editions are intended as permanent pieces of wall art,
produced on heavyweight fine-art substrates with professional printing methods.
For graphic or poster artwork, the image may be a historic poster;
the object you receive is still a fine-art reproduction.
What about your framed prints?
Our framed pieces use solid-wood frames, handmade to order, with low-reflection glazing. There is no mount: the print fills the frame. Framed prints are printed on 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
The goal is the same as with the print itself: use materials appropriate
for a piece you intend to keep.
Will the colours look exactly like my screen?
Screens emit light; paper reflects it, so no physical print can be identical
to every monitor or phone display. We prepare our artwork specifically for
print and aim for accurate colour, contrast and tonal reproduction.
The texture and surface of fine-art paper also give the finished piece
a physical depth that cannot be shown completely on a screen.
“I am not just impressed; I'm blown away by the quality and overall experience. The wood grain in the frame is beautiful and the print quality is superb.”
Scarlett C. · verified buyer from our Etsy shop · framed in natural oak
John Mix StanleyBuffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyChinook Burial Grounds
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyA Halt on the Prairie for a Smoke
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyThe Trapper's Cabin
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyIndians Playing Cards
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyKettle Falls, Columbia River
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyWestern Landscape
From $165 CAD
John Mix StanleyThe Deer-Slayers
From $165 CAD