La Salle petitions the King for permission to explore the Mississippi
Date1905
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Great La Salle," by Henry Loomis Nelson, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, February 1905
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions23 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (59.1 x 38.7 cm)
frame: 28 1/2 x 20 in. (72.4 x 50.8 cm)
frame: 28 1/2 x 20 in. (72.4 x 50.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-27
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextPyle depicts French explorer Robert de La Salle (standing at right), seeking the permission of King Louis XIV to expand France's explorations in North America in the late seventeenth century.
