Born in New York City, William Powell became a noted portrait and history painter. Before 1837, he studied with James H. Beard and Frederick Franks in Cincinnati where he grew up, and then with the sponsorship of Nicholas Longworth, went East, studying with Henry Inman in New York City. He also studied in France and Italy and in 1842, had a portrait studio in New Orleans.
After his famous painting, Columbus before the Council of Salamanca, was shown in Washington DC, he won the co (showing 500 of 1201 characters). |
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