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We Owe Allegiance to No Crown is a large (60 by 50 inches) [1] 1814 oil on canvas painting by Philadelphian artist John Archibald Woodside. This painting was displayed in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., for the exhibition, "1812: A Nation Emerges", [2] from June 2012-January 2013. [3]
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Munger specialized in portraits and miniatures, although his most famous paintings today are a pair of landscapes. [3] His watercolor entitled The President's House was painted following the fire of August 24, 1814, set by British troops during their invasion of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. The painting shows the burned shell of the ...
The painting was Géricault's first exhibited work and it is an example of his attempt to condense both movement and structure in his art. [1] It represents French romanticism and has a motif similar to Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps, but non-classical characteristics of the picture include its dramatic diagonal arrangement and vigorous paint handling.
Paintings about the War of 1812 (2 P) Waterloo campaign in paintings (13 P) Pages in category "War paintings" ... History of Morelos, Conquest and Revolution; I.
This painting was rescued during the Burning of Washington in the War of 1812 thanks to the efforts of First Lady Dolley Madison and Paul Jennings, one of President James Madison's slaves. Three replicas of the original portrait are accepted as by Stuart. [30] Additional copies were painted by other artists. [31]
March 1 – Augustus Pugin, English architect, illustrator, and designer (died 1852); April 15 – Théodore Rousseau, French landscape painter (died 1867); May 12 – Edward Lear, English painter, illustrator and humorous writer (died 1888)
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