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Thure de Thulstrup: Hoisting American Colors, Louisiana Cession, 1803   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Thure de Thulstrup  (1848–1930)  wikidata:Q7779204
 
Thure de Thulstrup
Alternative names
Bror Thure de Thulstrup; Thure Thulstrup; Bror Thure; Bror Thure Thulstrup; Thure De Thulstrup
Description Swedish painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death 5 April 1848 Edit this at Wikidata 9 June 1930 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Stockholm, Sweden United States of America
Work period 1873–1908
Work location
United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q7779204
Title
Hoisting American Colors, Louisiana Cession, 1803
Description
English: First raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in the Place d'Armes (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Ceremony was December 20, 1803. Painted by Thure de Thulstrup on commission to commemorate centennial of the event. The painting has been praised for the research and historical accuracy that went into the period depiction. On display in the Cabildo in New Orleans.
Depicted place Place d'Armes (now Jackson Square), New Orleans, Louisiana
Date 1902
date QS:P571,+1902-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions 84 × 66 in (213.3 × 167.6 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q6689293
Current location
The Cabildo
Accession number
01793
Object history

1904: commissioned by Louisiana Purchase Exposition

between 1912 and 1914
date QS:P,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
: lent to Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans by Louisiana Historical Society
Notes from (1903) A Catalogue of the Colonial Exhibit of the Louisiana Historical Society and Loan Exhibit of Members and Friends, p. 20 : "Historical study showing incident of the transfer of Louisiana, Dec. 20, 1803, American colors being raised in Place d'Armes in centre of military group which includes local militia company commanded by Col. Bellechasse; American troops saluting; in background Kentuckians and citizens, the Cathedral of 1794 and Hotel de Ville on gallery of which stands Laussat, Wikinson and Claiborne. This picture has been painted after studies of more than two years by Thure de Thulstrup, of New York City, and is valued at $5000."
References Louisiana State Museum: Thure de Thulstrup
Biennial report of the Board of Curators of the Louisiana State Museum to His Excellency, the Governor and the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana: April 1, 1912, to March 31, 1914
Source/Photographer via copy at [1] (somewhat better resolution than others seen online)

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Hoisting American Colors at the Louisiana Cession in 1803 (1902) by Thure de Thulstrup

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current20:34, 29 April 2014Thumbnail for version as of 20:34, 29 April 2014753 × 1,125 (665 KB)Themadchopperenlarged & color corrected
15:41, 3 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 15:41, 3 May 2012502 × 750 (75 KB)Infrogmation{{Information |Description="Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana in 1803". Painting depicting first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in main plaza (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Painted by Thure de Thulstrup on commission...

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