A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British and their "worthy" allies. by William Charles,1776-1820, artist 1812. print on wove paper; etching with watercolour. Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier during the War of 1812, alluding specifically to the practice of offering bounties for American scalps. On the left a British officer receives a bloody scalp from an Indian, who has a purse with "Reward for Sixteen Scalps" hanging from his flintlock. Photo by: .