{"product_id":"marias-river-by-john-mix-stanley","title":"\"Marias River\" by John Mix Stanley","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Marias River\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Mix Stanley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-Painted Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lone surveyor standing beside his pack horse on a steep, rocky hillside dominates the right foreground of this 1860 tinted lithograph titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Marias River.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Based on an original field drawing by the prominent Western artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Mix Stanley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this print was meticulously produced by the famous New York lithography firm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarony, Major \u0026amp; Knapp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The dramatic composition looks down into a deep canyon where a wide river snakes through a valley floor lined with dense groves of trees and expansive grasslands. In the background, staggering, sheer-walled bluffs and plateau formations tower over the landscape under a dynamic sky filled with rolling clouds. The delicate tonal stone work and subtle watercolor tinting beautifully preserve Stanley's sharp topographic precision and mastery of frontier scale, finalized with lower margin printing text reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Marias River\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis composition belongs to a broader historical archive generated by the United States government during the mid-nineteenth century, where teams of scientists, engineers, and artists were commissioned to systematically map the uncharted territories of the American West. Published as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlate XXVI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the landmark multi-volume government document \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, prints like this hold monumental historical importance because they document the foundational geological and cultural surveys of the expansionist era. By illustrating the treacherous pathways of the Northern Pacific Survey route managed under Governor Isaac Stevens, the print highlights the critical intersection of American infrastructure development, early frontier illustration, and the strategic cartography that reshaped the geography of North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 9”x 11 ½”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Some tears from binding and a pin hole on the upper edge of the paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54466073264407,"sku":"PR0200-12","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0200-12.1.jpg?v=1784751604","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/marias-river-by-john-mix-stanley","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}