Peter Frederick Rothermel, De Soto Raising the Cross on the Banks of the Mississippi


Picturing Spanish conquest in an era of U.S. expansion.

Peter Frederick Rothermel, De Soto Raising the Cross on the Banks of the Mississippi, 1851, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 127 cm (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, funds provided by the Henry C. Gibson Fund and Mrs. Elliott R. Detchon, 1987.31), a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Anna O. Marley, Curator of Historical American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Dr. Steven Zucker

Cite this page as: Dr. Anna O. Marley and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Peter Frederick Rothermel, De Soto Raising the Cross on the Banks of the Mississippi," in Smarthistory, February 15, 2020, accessed March 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/rothermel-desoto/.