Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton, 1931.6.1
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861, oil on canvas, 33 1⁄4 x 43 3⁄8 in. (84.5 x 110.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton, 1931.6.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
Artist
Date
1861
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
33 1⁄4 x 43 3⁄8 in. (84.5 x 110.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian
  • Figure group — male
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Study — mural study
  • Allegory — other — civilization
  • Travel — land — stagecoach
Object Number
1931.6.1
Research Notes
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1931.6.1

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Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, The Courtship of Anne Boleyn, 1846, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.28
The Courtship of Anne Boleyn
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Date1846
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Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, The Countess, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.44
The Countess
Artist
Date1838
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Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Bird Nesting, 1837, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Joshua C. Taylor through the Director's Discretionary Fund, 1981.51
Bird Nesting
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Charles Burt, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Sir Walter Raleigh Parting with His Wife, 1846, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Leonard Hastings Schoff, 1979.33.14
Sir Walter Raleigh Parting with His Wife
Artist
Date1846
engraving on paper
Not on view

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