Louisiana_Purchase_New_Orleans_Thure_de_Thulstrup.jpg

Summary

Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
Author
Thure de Thulstrup (1848–1930) wikidata:Q7779204
Thure de Thulstrup
Alternative names
Bror Thure de Thulstrup; Thure Thulstrup; Bror Thure; Bror Thure Thulstrup; Thure De Thulstrup
Description Swedish painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death 5 April 1848 Edit this at Wikidata 9 June 1930 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Stockholm, Sweden United States of America
Work period 1873–1908
Work location
United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q7779204
Title
Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in the Place d'Armes (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Ceremony was March 10, 1804 [1] Painted by Thure de Thulstrup on commission to commemorate centennial of the event. The painting has been praised for the research and historical accuracy which went into the period depiction. Painting is on display in the Cabildo Museum.
Date 1904 (painting completed; depicting event in 1804)
Medium painting
Source/Photographer Above described painting, via copy at [2] (somewhat better resolution than others seen online)

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