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Artist
William Henry Powell  (1823–1879)  wikidata:Q3568696
 
William Henry Powell
Alternative names

W. H. Powell

George William Henry Powell
Description American painter
Date of birth/death 14 February 1823 Edit this at Wikidata 6 October 1879 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York City Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q3568696
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description

William H. Powell Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1853; placed 1855 Rotunda U.S. Capitol

William Henry Powell’s dramatic and brilliantly colored canvas was the last of the eight large historical paintings in the Rotunda commissioned by the Congress.

This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “Architect of the Capitol.” These images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the Architect of the Capitol or the United States Congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www.aoc.gov.
Date 12 October 2011, 10:43
Source/Photographer USCapitol

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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. Architect of the Capitol logo
This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6237904578. It was reviewed on 9 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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