Lac du Cygne (Swan Lake), Near the Coteau des Prairies
1836-1837
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 49.5 × 70 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137294
“After having glutted our curiosity at the fountain of the Red Pipe, our horses brought us to the base of the Coteau, and then over the extended plain that lies between that and the Traverse de Sioux, on the St. Peters . . . In this distance we passed some of the loveliest prairie country in the world, and I made a number of sketches--- ‘Laque du Cygne, Swan Lake,’ was a peculiar and lovely scene…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1836-1837 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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