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Albert Gallatin

1843
oil on canvas
canvas: 30 1/4 x 25 in. ( 76.8 x 63.5 cm ) frame: 37 x 32 x 3 1/4 in. ( 94 x 81.3 x 8.3 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

notes
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.
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Battle Of Lake Erie

1873
Oil on canvas
201 1/8 x 319 1/2 in. (510.9 x 811.5 cm)

U.S. Capitol Art Collection

Washington, D.C.

notes
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.
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Charles Lewis Tiffany

1840
oil on canvas
Overall: 29 3/4 x 25 in. ( 75.6 x 63.5 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

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Columbus Before The Council Of Salamanca

1847
Oil on canvas
45 1/2 x 60 1/2 in.

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix, AZ

notes
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
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Discovery Of The Mississippi By De Soto A.d. 1541

1847
Oil
365.76 cm by 548.64 cm (144.00 in by 216.00 in)

U.S. Capitol Art Collection

Washington, D.C.

notes
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...
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Gen. Winfield Scott In Mexico, Mexican War

1863
Oil
15 x 12 1/2 in. (38.1 x 31.8 cm)

The West Point Museum

West Point, NY

notes
Description: General Winfield Scott is mounted followed by his troops. The National Cathedral of Mexico is in the background.
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Laura Keene

1858
oil on canvas
Canvas: 27 x 22 in. ( 68.6 x 55.9 cm ) Frame: 32 1/2 x 29 in. ( 82.6 x 73.7 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

notes
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...
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Portrait Of Alexandre Dumas

1855
oil on canvas
30 1/4 x 24 7/8 in. (76.8 x 63.3 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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The Brigands Portrait

1846
Oil
32" x 39.50" (81.28cm x 100.33cm)

McMahan, Virgil E. & Robert H. Laible

Washington, D.C.

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Zachary Taylor At The Battle Of Buena Vista

after 1847
Oil
no dimensions avaliable

Chicago Historical Society

Chicago, IL

notes
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.
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