Commodore Perry's Victory on Lake Erie during the War of 1812

A beautifully framed and matted late 19th century hand colored lithograph depicting Commodore Oliver hazard Perry making his way from his severely damaged flagship, the LAWRENCE, in a rowboat through enemy fire to the NIAGARA during the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. "We have met the enemy and they are ours," the famous message sent by Perry to Gen. William Henry Harrison after Perry defeated the British fleet. The original painting hangs in the U.S. Capitol and was completed in 1873 by William Henry Powell (1823-1879). 26" by 32"