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Fort Owen, Bitter Root Valley, Montana Territory
Peter Peterson Tofft (Danish (active in the United States and England), 1825–1901)
1865–66
Place Depicted: Fort Owen, Montana, United States
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.2 × 23.2 cm (6 × 9 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 25.7 × 33 cm (10 1/8 × 13 in.)
Sheet: 25.7 × 33 cm (10 1/8 × 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number53.2461
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 844 (Visiting Foreign Artists)
DescriptionSkier in left in foreground. Two Indians and two tepees right. Fort enclosure beyond, with tower at two corners. Mountain range in distance.
Now Stevensville, Montana. Fort built by Major John Owen.
Now Stevensville, Montana. Fort built by Major John Owen.
InscriptionsLower left in wash: monogram TOF; lower margin in ink: title
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 12, 1953