“The Great Explorers IV – Raddison” by Frederic Remington. Frontispiece in Collier’s Magazine, January 13, 1906.
“Pierre Raddison, a Frenchman, together with Groseiller, in 1659 voyaged west of Lake Superior to Lake Winnipeg, and also covered a great deal of new territory in the vicinity of Hudson’s Bay.” [Text accompanying the illustration]
This painting was produced by Remington in 1906 during his multiyear contract with Collier's, under which he would produce a painting that would be used as a monthly full-color centerfold or frontispiece for the magazine. His contract extended to his death in late 1909 and included some of his most famous paintings.
“The Great Explorers IV – Raddison” by Frederic Remington. Frontispiece in Collier’s Magazine, January 13, 1906.
“Pierre Raddison, a Frenchman, together with Groseiller, in 1659 voyaged west of Lake Superior to Lake Winnipeg, and also covered a great deal of new territory in the vicinity of Hudson’s Bay.” [Text accompanying the illustration]
This painting was produced by Remington in 1906 during his multiyear contract with Collier's, under which he would produce a painting that would be used as a monthly full-color centerfold or frontispiece for the magazine. His contract extended to his death in late 1909 and included some of his most famous paintings.