Description
The painting shows Lander’s Peak in the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains, with an encampment of Native Americans in the foreground. It has been compared to, and exhibited with, The Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church. Lander’s Peak immediately became a critical and popular success and sold in 1865 for $25,000.
Bibliography
The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Rocky_Mountains,_Lander%27s_Peak&oldid=1081361225 (last visited Aug. 5, 2022).