This is an original painting created for the cover of the novel by Alexander Cordell, published by Sphere, 1988.   For an adventurous historical saga "of men and women who pioneered the great age of the railways" Fred has chosen to  depict a dramatically attractive scene: looming skies, wild country, rifle-toting barechested guy and strong woman, foreground!  A great combo for this cover artwork in "wraparound" landscape format, acrylic on illustration board, 16" x 22"  and comes signed.