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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Apotheosis Of Washington (Rotunda) by Constantino Brumidi 1865-1866 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
 | Battle Of Lake Erie by William Henry Powell 1873 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Powell, William Henry |  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. |
 | Columbus And The Indian Maiden (West Corridor, First Floor, Senate Wing) by Constantino Brumidi Fresco U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
 | Cornwallis Sues For Cessation Of Hostilities Under The Flag Of Truce by Constantino Brumidi 1857 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
 | Discovery Of The Mississippi By De Soto A.d. 1541 by William Henry Powell 1847 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Powell, William Henry | 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... |
 | First Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation Of President Lincoln by Francis B. Carpenter 1864 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Carpenter, Francis B. | |
 | Henry Clay by Henry F. Darby ca. 1858 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Darby, Henry F. | The portrait of Henry Clay is simply conceived: a three-quarter-length figure is seated in a wooden armchair. Darby has placed the chair at a slight angle to the picture plane, next to the corner of a covered table. On the table’s surface lie some sheets of paper and a quill pen. Darby has positioned Clay’s head to the right of center, and he has... |
 | Henry Knox by Constantino Brumidi ca. 1860 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
 | John C. Calhoun by Henry F. Darby ca. 1858 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Darby, Henry F. | John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. |
 | Portrait Of Edmund Randolph by Constantino Brumidi ca. 1860 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino |
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