THE PIKE'S PEAK GOLD MINES - A PIKE'S PEAKER (AFTER BIERSTADT)
Date1859
CountryUSA
MediumWood engraving
Dimensions7.6 × 11.4 cm (3 × 4 1/2") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 41.9 × 29.2 cm (16 1/2 × 11 1/2")
Overall (Sheet): 41.9 × 29.2 cm (16 1/2 × 11 1/2")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number958130010
DescriptionThe image is an illustration for the publication Harper's Weekly. This image is the first of three images on the sheet. The image depicts a male figure seated on the ground wearing a hat with his left knee bent up and with his proper right hand resting on his proper right leg. There is a second male figure lying down behind the first, both figures have facial hair. The background contains wagons and other figures with large clouds on the horizon.On View
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