Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernando
Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernando De Soto (1500"1542), riding a white horse and dressed in Renaissance finery, arrives at the Mississippi River, below present-day Natchez on May 8, 1541. William H. Powells 1853 monumental painting was commissioned by Congress, for display in the Rotunda of the US Capitol
Picture No
13125977
Media ID
45376967
Size
3000px x 1948px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
