William Henry Powell

William Henry Powell
Powell circa 1850
Born(1823-02-14)February 14, 1823
DiedOctober 6, 1879(1879-10-06) (aged 56)
NationalityAmerican

William Henry Powell (February 14, 1823 – October 6, 1879), was an American artist who was born and died in New York City.

Powell is known for a painting of the Battle of Lake Erie, of which one copy hangs in the Ohio state capitol building and the other, in the United States Capitol. Powell has a second piece of artwork displayed in the United States Capitol Rotunda, the Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto A.D. 1541.