Boone's First View of Kentucky

Why it's great

Daniel Boone and his friends look out over the green land of Kentucky for the first time in 1769, in a painting that made the frontier look wide open. William Ranney painted it in 1849.

🏛️ Part of history

Westward Expansion & the Frontier (1803–1890) — Daniel Boone and his friends look out over the green land of Kentucky for the first time in 1769, in a painting that made the frontier look wide open.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 1,127 × 750 px · 0.8 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license ↗

Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:

💵 Budget Etsy ↗ Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices. 🖼️ Mid-range Fine Art America ↗ Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options. 🏛️ High-end Meisterdrucke ↗ Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.

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About the artist

William Ranney

1813–1857 · born in Middletown · died in West Hoboken

William Ranney was an American painter born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1813. He fought in the Texas Revolution as a young man and painted scenes of the American West and of the Revolutionary War. He lived in New Jersey and died in West Hoboken in 1857.