Whittredge

Born and trained in Ohio, Whittredge was a pupil in the style of the Hudson River School of painters.

Most of these painters had read a book called Essay on the Nature and Principles of Taste by Archibald Alison.  In it he talks about how the beauty and grandeur of unspoiled nature can inspire good moral qualities.

By looking at the painting, can you decide what parts of this painting show this idea of unspoiled nature?