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

Copied 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.)
Markings
lower left in oil: E. Leutze. 1861. lower left in oil: DANIEL BOONE lower right in oil: CAPT. CLARK frame back upper left in felt-tipped pen and ink: 31.6.1.B upper center in oil: WESTWARD/THE.COURSE.OF/EMPIRE/TAKES/ITS. WAY upper right in oil: PLUS ULT
Credit Line
Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Group
  • Figure group — male
  • Indian
  • 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