Oil Painting 19th century Oil on Board Monks in North American West Log Cabins Canada Canadian Rockies or American Tetons Mountains Moire_Silk 5" T x 4" W

5" T x 4" W

Signed lower right GM Johnston

monogrammed G (I think

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Dorothy Whittington lived in Sussex and exhibited in London as a member of the prestigious Royal Institute of Painters

Oil Painting 19th century Oil on Board Monks in North American West Log Cabins Canada Canadian Rockies or American Tetons Mountains Moire_Silk 5" T x 4" WOil Painting 19th century oil on board depicting monks in North American West with log cabins. A very rare view of American wilderness settlement in charming folky style. Possibly depicting early Jesuit settlements in Canada? The figures appear to be wearing long robes. c. 1850 1860, presented in original molded and gilt wooden frame. The mountains look somewhat like the Tetons in Wyoming, though it could be the Canadian Rockies. I welcome your