William Henry Powell (1823–1879)

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

ABOUT

William Henry Powell (February 14, 1823 – October 6, 1879), was an American artist who was born and died in New York City. Powell is known for a painting of the Battle of Lake Erie, of which one copy hangs in the Ohio state capitol building and the other, in the United States Capitol. Powell has a second piece of artwork displayed in the United States Capitol Rotunda, the Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto A.D. 1541. == Career == William Henry Powell studied under artis…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Self-Portrait at Fifteen (from McGuire Scrapbook) 1837 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art DR. WILLLIAM SMITH 1841 · Cincinnati Art Museum Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto 1847 The Beautiful Grisette 1853 · Shandy Hall Portrait of Alexandre Dumas 1855 · Smithsonian American Art Museum The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day" 1860 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Henry InmanAmerican Portraiture John TrumbullAmerican History Painting Benjamin WestNeoclassicism and History Painting Emanuel LeutzeDüsseldorf School

Influenced

Thomas MoranHudson River School Frederic Edwin ChurchHudson River School Albert BierstadtHudson River School William Morris HuntBarbizon School influence in America