▁ ▁Disc overy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 3 , ▁Father ▁Jacques ▁Mar qu ette ▁saw ▁the ▁painting ▁on ▁a ▁lim estone ▁bl uff ▁over looking ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁while ▁expl oring ▁the ▁area . ▁He ▁recorded ▁the ▁following ▁description : ▁ ▁" Wh ile ▁Sk ir ting ▁some ▁rocks , ▁which ▁by ▁Their ▁height ▁and ▁length ▁inspired ▁a we , ▁We ▁saw ▁upon ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁two ▁painted ▁mon sters ▁which ▁at ▁first ▁made ▁Us ▁afraid , ▁and ▁upon ▁Which ▁the ▁bold est ▁sav ages ▁dare ▁not ▁Long ▁rest ▁their ▁eyes . ▁They ▁are ▁as ▁large ▁As ▁a ▁cal f ; ▁they ▁have ▁Horn s ▁on ▁their ▁heads ▁Like ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁de er , ▁a ▁hor rible ▁look , ▁red ▁eyes , ▁a ▁be ard ▁Like ▁a ▁t iger ' s , ▁a ▁face ▁somewhat ▁like ▁a ▁man ' s , ▁a ▁body ▁Cover ed ▁with ▁scales , ▁and ▁so ▁Long ▁A ▁tail ▁that ▁it ▁wind s ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁Body , ▁passing ▁above ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁going ▁back ▁between ▁the ▁legs , ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁Fish ' s ▁tail . ▁Green , ▁red , ▁and ▁black ▁are ▁the ▁three ▁Colors ▁compos ing ▁the ▁Picture . ▁Moreover , ▁these ▁ 2 ▁mon sters ▁are ▁so ▁well ▁painted ▁that ▁we ▁cannot ▁believe ▁that ▁any ▁sav age ▁is ▁their ▁author ; ▁for ▁good ▁pain ters ▁in ▁France ▁would ▁find ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁reach ▁that ▁place ▁Con ven ient ly ▁to ▁paint ▁them . ▁Here ▁is ▁approximately ▁The ▁shape ▁of ▁these ▁mon sters