This
field sketch is of Laguna Pueblo and was done by Richard
Kern about 1850. Kern was at that time employed by Lt. James
Hervey Simpson of the U. S. Topographical Corps, who was
conducting surveys in the newly acquired Southwest.
Below is an engraving by Seth Eastman based on Kern's sketch for publication in Henry Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes.
Quite obviously, in this case, human figures were added to the original scene to show scale and add interest. They are, of course, placed where they add balance to the composition.
These images were scanned from In the Shadow of Frémont: Edward Kern and the Art of Exploration. 1845-1860, Hine, Robert V., University of Oklahoma Press, Noeman, 1982.
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