Lander Peak

In 1859 Albert Bierstadt accompanied Frederick W. Lander on a western expedition. On his return he painted a mountain landscape on a large 6-by-10-foot (1.8-by-3.0-meter) canvas, The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak . Following the death of General Lander during the Civil War in 1862, Bierstadt named the peak Lander's Peak.[1] The painting was completed in 1863 and sold in 1865 for $25,000.

Lander Peak
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, Steel engraving by James Smillie after Albert Bierstadt
Geography
LocationSublette County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range

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