Stevenson's Island, Yellowstone Lake

A sketch by Thomas Moran documenting the landscape features of Yellowstone Lake. The composition employs a horizontal format typical of topographical studies, with mountains rendered in light outline across the upper register and dense coniferous forest reflected in the water below. Moran's notation identifies specific geological elements, including "Shiny Peaks" in the distance. The drawing demonstrates the artist's approach to landscape documentation during the era of American western exploration and survey art, when such sketches served both aesthetic and scientific purposes in recording the nation's natural resources.