Keywords: Alfred Jacob Miller - Prairie Scene - Mirage - Walters 371940149.jpg The men were tormented by thirst several times while crossing the prairie It was not unusual in such a situation to see a delightful lake looming on the horizon When the horses did not quicken their motion or snort Miller knew that he was seeing a mirage Although Miller is noted for the first pictures of the Rocky Mountain fur trade he also painted some of the freshest and most candid prairie scenes to come out of the overland trail between 1858 1860 watercolor paper cm 22 3 33 5 accession number 37 1940 149 13431 William T Walters Baltimore 1858-1860 by commission Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Commissioned by William T Walters 1858-1860 Alfred Jacob Miller Maryland and the West The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Frostburg State University Frostburg; Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Rockville; Washington College Chestertown 1988 Plain Pictures Images of the American Prairie University of Iowa Museum of Art Iowa City; Amon Carter Museum Fort Worth 1996-1997 Alfred Jacob Miller An Artist on the Oregon Trail Alfred Jacob Miller Watercolors and Drawings The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 place of origin USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Alfred Jacob Miller An Artist on the Oregon Trail 19th-century watercolor paintings in the United States Caravans travel group in art Mirages Paintings of Native Americans by Alfred Jacob Miller Paintings by Alfred Jacob Miller in the Walters Art Museum |