The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak
By: Albert Bierstadt
Date: 1863
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 186.7 x 306.7 cm (73.50 x 120.75 in)
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 186.7 x 306.7 cm (73.50 x 120.75 in)
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
This work meticulously depicts the majestic Lander’s Peak in the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains, reflecting 19th-century American’s fascination with Manifest Destiny and the exploration of the west.