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Portrait of Alexandre Dumas by William Henry Powell

Portrait of Alexandre Dumas

William Henry Powell · 1855

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Artist
William Henry Powell
Date
1855
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture
United States
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William Henry Powell

1823–1879 · United States

William Henry Powell was an American artist known for his monumental historical paintings, including two copies of the Battle of Lake Erie.

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The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Same era · 1840s–1870s The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago The Backgammon Players Same era · 1840s–1870s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mère Grégoire Same era · 1840s–1870s Mère Grégoire Gustave Courbet · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Peace and Plenty Same era · 1840s–1870s Peace and Plenty William Hart · 1855 · New Britain Museum of American Art Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie Same era · 1840s–1870s Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1853 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Olive Trees Same era · 1840s–1870s Olive Trees Vincent van Gogh · 1853 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Sheepshearers Same era · 1840s–1870s The Sheepshearers Jean-François Millet · 1857 · Art Institute of Chicago Lion Hunt Same era · 1840s–1870s Lion Hunt Eugène Delacroix · 1858 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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