Stephen Fuller Austin the Father of Texas
by Peter Ogden
Title
Stephen Fuller Austin the Father of Texas
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a reproduction of a circa 1821 oil on canvas painting of Stephen Fuller Austin by Purwill. This is one of the earliest known portraits of The Father of Texas.
Stephen Fuller Austin was an American-born empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the tejanos region in 1825.
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February 20th, 2019
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