<I>Robbing the Eagle's Nest</I>
National Museum of African American History and Culture

<I>Robbing the Eagle's Nest</I>

Robert S. Duncanson, American, 1821 - 1872 · 1856

oil on canvas , wood
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Robert S. Duncanson was deeply influenced by the Hudson River School, an art movement founded by American landscape painter Thomas Cole. The Hudson River artists are best known for creating allegorical landscapes relating to national identity, exploration, and westward expansion.

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