George Catlin, Madame Ferrebault's Prairie, above Prairie du Chien
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr. · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
George Catlin

Madame Ferrebault's Prairie, above Prairie du Chien

1835-1836

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
49.7 × 70 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-138519

In addition to portraits of Native Americans, George Catlin captured images of the western landscape, and recorded his responses to the West’s remarkable beauty in his travel account Letters and Notes. Here, he describes his journey on the Upper Mississippi in 1835: “The traveller in ascending the river, will see but little of picturesque beauty in the landscape, until be reaches Rock Island; and…

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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