William Tylee Ranney - the West of the 1840s

Salvete Omnes,
I have bought and waiting for this book to arrive -   Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney, With a Catalogue of His Works.
 I am looking forward to read it, to study and to copy some of the work by maestro Ranney, who was a soldier - sort of like our Polish XVI-XVIII century noblemen - volunteer in the Texas revolution.
There are some of his painting from wiki commons and The Atheneuem ..


 

 

 






also he was a historical painter, especially the American Revolution
eg
Ranney's vision of the Cowpens battle


Gen. George Washington - detail from the work titled The Battle of Princeton

 
 very interesting detail from a great painting of the Revolutionary War showing Marion crossing the Pee Dee


nota bene one of my most favorite Western giants - Kit Carson



and trappers

Valete