Albert Bierstadt. 'The Rocky Mountains'. Published London, Thomas McLean, 1869 American Paintings Views and Exploration The watercolors Robert completed under

The watercolors Robert completed under Gaston d’Orleans and then Louis XIV for the royal collection fed the interest and provided the inspiration for the great masters of botanical and ornithological art who followed: Jean Joubert

Playing with a scratch handicap

designating Ortelius’ La Florida as the “Type Two

The globes mounted on their original elegant English Georgian style mahogany tripod stands

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Albert Bierstadt. 'The Rocky Mountains'. Published London, Thomas McLean, 1869 American Paintings Views and Exploration The watercolors Robert completed underAlbert Bierstadt (1830 1902) The Rocky Mountains Published London, Thomas McLean, 1869 Chromolithograph by H. M. Long Image size: 18 3 4 x 32 1 4 Framed size: 27 1 2 x 41 Albert Bierstadt (1830 1902) was the nineteenth century chronicler par excellence of the American West. He undertook several trips to the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite Valley, where he made sketches of what would later become his most famous paintings. This brilliant chromolithograph