Category:The Pageant of a Nation (Jean Leon Gerome Ferris)

The Pageant of a Nation, a series of 78 scenes from American history, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (August 8, 1863 – March 18, 1930). The largest series of American historical paintings by a single artist. There is conflicting information about which of the artist's paintings should be included in this series, and the timeframe from start to final completion.

Partial List (work in progress):

The Eve of Discovery, 1492 (#1 in the presentation order of the series? painted ~1908?)

San Salvador 1492 (painted ~1930)

(Death of Columbus?)

Champlain's Battle with the Iroquois, Ticonderoga, July, 1609

Hudson, The Dreamer-1609. Hudson at Cape May

The Abduction of Pocahontas, 1612

(Themes include: The Story of the Pilgrims)

The Mayflower Compact 1620

The First Thanksgiving 1621

The Fall of New Amsterdam, 1664

The Birth of Pennsylvania 1680

The Landing of William Penn, 1682

Captain Kidd in New York Harbor, 1696

Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718

Building the Cradle of Liberty, ~1732-1740

The Call of The Sea, 1747

(The Bell's First Note?)

The Courtship of Washington, 1758

(William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 ?)

Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 ‎(painted in 1921?)

Betsy Ross, 1777

(Washington, Lafayette and Steuben?)

News of Yorktown 1781

The Victory Ball, 1781

Washington at Half-Way Brook (Glens Falls), August, 1783 (?)

Washington Silver Anniversary, 1784

Mount Vernon And Peace, 1784

Franklin's return to Philadelphia, 1785

The Day's Beginning, 1786

Dr. Franklin's Sedan chair., 1787 (1919)

Washington's Farewell to his Mother, 1789

Washington's inauguration at Philadelphia/Washington's Inauguration at Independence Hall, 1793

General Washington at Christ Church, Easter Sunday, 1795

The Painter and the President, 1795

The Christmas coach 1795

News From Mount Vernon, 1796

Washington's Last Birthday, 1798

Under My Own Vine and Fig Tree/Nellie Custis' Rose Bush, 1798

Washington and His Family, 1798

Lincoln and the Contrabands, 1863 (painted 1909 or earlier)

The Gettysburg Address Of 1863

Let Us Have Peace, 1865

Monroe Doctrine Painting/A Word to the Kaiser(?), 1902 (painted in 1921)

* General Howe's Levee, 1777 (painted in 1898 or earlier) Sold (individually) by the painter, inspired the later series (& the intent to keep it together as a collection). Unclear if this painting was formally considered part of the set, or not (or whether the artist created another copy/version of it for the set, etc.).