Art, literature & history
La Salle Erecting a Cross and Taking Possession of the Land. March 25, 1682
1847/1848
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 37.4 x 56.7 cm (14 3/4 x 22 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1965.16.335
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
George Catlin. La Salle Erecting a Cross and Taking Possession of the Land. March 25, 1682. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
La Salle Erecting a Cross and Taking Possession of the Land. March 25, 1682 — George Catlin. 1847/1848.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 37.4 x 56.7 cm (14 3/4 x 22 5/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1965.16.335. Paul Mellon Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.