BIERSTADT, ALBERT (183o-1902), American landscape painter, was born in Solingen, Westphalia, Germany, on Jan. 7, 1830, and was taken to the United States when about a year old. In 1853-1856 he studied painting at Dusseldorf. His pictures of the western part of the United States, and particularly the Rocky Mountains, made him widely popular. His "Estes Park, Colorado," is in the collection of the earl of Dunraven; his "Sierra Nevada" (1878) is in the Corcoran gallery in Washington, and "The Valley of Yosemite" in the James Lenox collection in New York. He rendered panoramic views with a certain ability, though his work was rather topographically correct and impressive than artistic. He was a member of the National Academy of Design of New York, and is represented by two historical paintings, "The Discov ery of the Hudson River," and "The Settlement of California," in the Capitol in Washington (D.C.). He died in New York city on Feb. 18, 2902.