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| Keywords: Battle erie.jpg Artwork Creator William Henry Powell In 1865 artist William Henry Powell illustrated Perry's victory in a painting which now hangs in Ohio's state capitol Eight years later he created this larger version in a temporary studio in the U S Capitol The work depicts the moment when Perry made his way from the Lawrence to the Niagara Powell used actual sailors as models for the unknown oarsmen and noted the diversity of Perry's crew by including an African-American seated toward the right The frame features Perry's message to General Harrison in gold lettering at the top and the name and date of the battle on the cartouche at the bottom http //www senate gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Painting_33_00008 htm United States Senate in 201 13 319 5 1873 oil on canvas http //www senate gov/artandhistory/art/resources/graphic/xlarge/33_00008 jpg United States Senate PD-old-70-1923 War of 1812 ships Sailors pointing Oliver Hazard Perry Battle of Lake Erie 19th-century paintings of naval battles William Henry Powell | ||||
