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 | Albert Gallatin 1843 New York Historical Society New York, NY |  Gallery Label: In 1843, the year in which Powell painted this portrait, Albert Gallatin was elected the ninth president of The New-York Historical Society. | Unrated | Anonymous |
 | Battle Of Lake Erie 1873 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Description: Scene of the Battle of Lake Erie with Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat with his crew. They are surrounded by sailing ships. A dead figure is in the water in the lower right corner. | Unrated | Anonymous |
 | Charles Lewis Tiffany 1840 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
 | Columbus Before The Council Of Salamanca 1847 Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix, AZ | Subject: Literature -- Irving -- History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus; Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length; Occupation -- Other -- Explorer; Figure group; Occupation -- Education -- Teacher; Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy; Architecture interior -- Religious -- Church | Unrated | Anonymous |
 | Discovery Of The Mississippi By De Soto A.d. 1541 1847 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Powell's dramatic and brilliantly colored canvas shows Spanish conqueror and explorer Hernando DeSoto, riding a white horse, the first European to view the Mississippi River, in 1541. As De Soto and his troops approach, the Native Americans in front of their tepees watch, and a chief holds out a peace pipe. In the foreground is a jumble of weapons... | Unrated | Anonymous |
 | Gen. Winfield Scott In Mexico, Mexican War 1863 The West Point Museum West Point, NY | Description: General Winfield Scott is mounted followed by his troops. The National Cathedral of Mexico is in the background. | Unrated | Anonymous |
 | Laura Keene 1858 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Born in England, this famous actress took Laura Keene as her stage name; her real name was Mary Moss. She made her debut in America at Wallack's Lyceum Theatre in New York in 1852 and was at the height of her popularity on the New York stage when Powell painted this portrait. She achieved one of her greatest successes in "Our American Cousin"; she... | Unrated | Anonymous |
 | Portrait Of Alexandre Dumas 1855 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Unrated | Anonymous | |
 | The Brigands Portrait 1846 McMahan, Virgil E. & Robert H. Laible Washington, D.C. | Unrated | Anonymous | |
 | Zachary Taylor At The Battle Of Buena Vista after 1847 Chicago Historical Society Chicago, IL | The Battle of Buena Vista (23 February 1847), also known as the Battle of Angostura, saw the United States (U.S.) Army use artillery to repulse the much larger Mexican army in the Mexican-American War. Buena Vista, a village of the state of Coahuila, is seven miles (12 km) south of Saltillo, in northern Mexico. | Unrated | Anonymous |
- William Henry Powell
