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Emanuel Leutze, a German-born artist, was commissioned by the U.S. Government to paint a mural on the western wall of the Capitol. Leutze, well known for his "Washington Crossing the Delaware"" and some 60 other historic paintings, painted the mural entitled "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way." He wanted to present the grand peaceful conquest of the great west and in doing so he reflected his love of adventure, hero worship, and fondness of wild lethal fun

Emanuel Leutze, a German-born artist, was commissioned by the U.S. Government to paint a mural on the western wall of the Capitol. Leutze, well known for his "Washington Crossing the Delaware"" and some 60 other historic paintings, painted the mural entitled "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way." He wanted to present the grand peaceful conquest of the great west and in doing so he reflected his love of adventure, hero worship, and fondness of wild lethal fun

[[File:Apotheosis of George Washington.jpg|thumb|left|The Apotheosis of [[George Washington]] in the Rotunda, by Constantino Brumidi, 1865.]]

[[File:Apotheosis of George Washington.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Apotheosis of [[George Washington]] in the Rotunda, by Constantino Brumidi, 1865.]]

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