"Westward Ho!" Working drawing for the U.S. Capital, 1861

Download image

"Westward Ho!" Working drawing for the U.S. Capital, 1861
Scanned by
Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, sized and prepared for use here by John Osborne, June 12, 2008.
Depicted ContentUnited States Capitol, Washington DC
Depicted ContentManifest Destiny
Depicted ContentManifest Destiny
Image type
drawing
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Original caption
Study for "Westward Ho!" showing figures with wagon train from "Westward the course of empire takes its way"
Source citation
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Source note
Artist: Emanuel Leutze for his fresco in the U.S. Capitol Building.
How to Cite This Page: ""Westward Ho!" Working drawing for the U.S. Capital, 1861 ," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/18102.