CAPTURED BY FREDERIC REMINGTON
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Frederic Remington Captured 1899 Oil on canvas 27 inches x 40 1/8 inches |
| The prisoner in Captured exhibits the stoic, soldierly qualities that Remington most admired--chin up, head held high, unafraid. Stripped to his underwear and seated away from the fire on a cold blustery day, he knows exactly what to expect from his blanket-wrapped captors. They appear pitiless, unfeeling, beyond civilized understanding. We can only presume that they will torture their captive, though the lookout on the ledge behind and the still-saddled horses grazing on the slope indicate a close pursuit. If so, the deliberation around the fire and--if he is fortunate--the trooper, as well, will be short-lived. Remington's image of the Indian as an unfathomable savage never found starker form. |