Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap
1851–1852 · Oil on canvas · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879)
- Year
- 1851–1852
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Collection
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
- Movement
- Realism
The frontiersman Daniel Boone, rifle on his shoulder, leads his wife on a white horse and a party of settlers through a dark mountain pass, the light falling on them from the west. Bingham painted the legend of the 1775 crossing into Kentucky for his own Missouri audience. It is in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A dramatic pioneer scene for a study, library or hallway in a dark wood frame. It suits deep green or warm grey walls and is a gift for a history lover.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1851–1852)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
