Columbus before the Queen

Peter Frederick Rothermel, Columbus before the Queen, 1841, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.119
Peter Frederick Rothermel, Columbus before the Queen, 1841, oil on canvas, 62 3⁄8 x 50 in. (158.4 x 127.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.119
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Artwork Details

Title
Columbus before the Queen
Artist
Date
1841
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
62 3⁄8 x 50 in. (158.4 x 127.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Isabella, Queen
  • Portrait male — Columbus, Christopher
  • History — United States — discovery of United States
  • Occupation — other — explorer
Object Number
1976.119
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.119

Works by this artist (3 items)

Alexander Hay Ritchie, Peter Frederick Rothermel, George Washington, 1852, engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jane Fowler Bassett, 1971.292.22
George Washington
Artist
Date1852
engraving
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Peter Frederick Rothermel, Columbus before the Queen, 1841, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.119
Columbus before the Queen
Artist
Date1841
oil on canvas
Not on view
Peter Frederick Rothermel, Portrait of the Downer Children, 1850, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine Regar Schlagel, 2000.8
Portrait of the Downer Children
Artist
Date1850
oil on canvas
Not on view

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