[Watercolor painting of Fort Saint Michael, Alaska].Whymper, Frederick, artist[circa 1865-1866]zxxWatercolor painting that likely depicts Fort Saint Michael on Saint Michael Island, Alaska, circa 1865-1866. The image shows the fortified settlement on a hill above the seashore with a Russian flag flying over it as well as a Russian Orthodox Church and other wooden structures nearby. The painting also includes a canoe with three passengers in the foreground approaching the seashore, which has two boats and a burning camp fireFrederick Whymper (1838-1901) was a British artist and explorer. He served on the 1864 Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition initiated by Governor of Vancouver Island, Arthur Edward Kennedy (1809-1883), and the Western Union Telegraph Co.'s expedition to Alaska and Siberia.Fort Saint Michael, also known as Redoubt Saint Michael or Mikhailovski Redoubt, was a stockade blockhouse operated by the Russian-American Company on Saint Michael Island, Alaska, from 1833 to 1867.Title devised by cataloger.Signed by the artist in the right lower corner.