Prairie du Chien, United States Garrison
1835-1836
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 49.5 × 70 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137319
“Prairie du Chien has been one of the earliest and principal trading posts of the Fur Company, and they now have a large establishment at that place; but doing far less business than formerly, owing to the great mortality of the Indians in its vicinity, and the destruction of the game, which has almost entirely disappeared in these regions. The prairie is a beautiful elevation above the river, of…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1835-1836 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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