Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Discovery of the Mississippi

Discovery of the Mississippi

Original - 'Discovery of the Mississippi was the last painting to be commissioned by Congress for the United States Capitol rotunda. William H. Powell was given the commission in 1847 and the painting was purchased in 1855. At the center of the canvas, is Spanish navigator and conquistador Hernando de Soto riding a white horse.The painting depicts de Soto and his troops approaching Native Americans in front of tepees, with a chief holding a peace pipe. The foreground is filled by weapons and soldiers to represent the devastating battle at Mauvila (or Mabila), in which de Soto suffered a Pyrrhic victory over Choctaws under Tuscaloosa. To the right, a monk prays as a crucifix is set in the ground.

Reason

A very good painting of a historical event.

Articles this image appears in

United States Capitol rotunda

Creator

William Henry Powell, 1847

• Support as nominator Bewareofdog 22:22, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose – prominent reflection of (flash?) light in the center of the image – Ilse@ 23:12, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
• Support; a historic picture of an even more historical event. This picture has quite a lot of encyclopedic value to it. -- Altiris Helios Exeunt 07:16, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose, technical problems: light in center, part of frame seen at sides, keystone distortion as evidenced by frame. Also blown out sky at right. --Janke | Talk 09:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose. Poor image quality as per above.D-rew (talk) 15:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
• Weak oppose The frame needs to be cropped out of the picture. I agree there seems to be some sort of reflection in the center, if someone can fix that, I'd be willing to change my vote. --ErgoSum88 (talk) 18:52, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 11:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)