The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak
1866 Library of Congress
About this artwork
This engraving by James David Smillie is based on Albert Bierstadt's famous 1863 oil painting, The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak. It depicts an expansive mountainous landscape with an Indigenous encampment in the foreground.
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Bierstadt's massive original painting became a symbol of American expansionism and the sublime beauty of the West in the mid-19th century. When it was unveiled, it was hailed as a masterpiece that captured the 'untamed' wilderness, though it included idealized elements of Indigenous life to appeal to the romantic sensibilities of the time.
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The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak
Albert Bierstadt, 1866
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