First Landing of Christopher Columbus — Frederick Kemmelmeyer | DiscoverArt

Frederick Kemmelmeyer

First Landing of Christopher Columbus

1800/1805

oil on canvas

70.1 × 92.6 cm (27.6 × 36.5 in)

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