William Henry Powell

Deceased Person

1823 – 1879

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Who was William Henry Powell?

William Henry Powell, 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.

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Born
Feb 14, 1823
New York City
Died
1879

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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