The Scouts

Watercolor painting "The Scouts" by Nicholas Eggenhofer. It depicts three Native American males on horseback with native saddles. They are wearing headdresses and carry rifles, shields, quivers, bows and arrows. The prairie ground is scattered with clumps of grass. Nicholas Eggenhofer (5 December 1897-- 7 March 1985) was an illustrator, painter, and sculptor. He illustrated Western Story Magazine from 1920 to 1950 and over 50 Western-themed books.