Battle_erie.jpg
Summary
William Henry Powell : Battle of Lake Erie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q3568696
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Title |
Battle of Lake Erie,
U.S. Senate Art Collection, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
English:
In 1865, artist William Henry Powell painted
Perry's Victory on Lake Erie
, which now hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. Eight years later, he created this larger version in a temporary studio in the U.S. Capitol. The work depicts the moment when Perry made his way from the Lawrence to the Niagara. Powell used actual sailors as models for the unknown oarsmen, and noted the diversity of Perry's crew by including an African-American, seated toward the right.
The frame features the name and date of the battle beneath the frame.
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Date |
1873
date QS:P571,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 201.1 in (510.8 cm); width: 319.5 in (811.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,201.13U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,319.5U218593
16.76 x 26.63 ft |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q54109
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References | Powell, William Henry. Battle of Lake Erie . senate.gov . United States Senate. Retrieved on 2021-12-07 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | United States Senate |
Licensing
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public domain
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".
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