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Painted interior of a 19th-century frontier tavern lit by sunlight through a multi-paned window on the left. In the center, Joseph Smith — a man in a dark blue frock coat with a high white collar and white cravat — sits on a wooden stool at a long oak bar, half-turned toward the viewer, holding up a glass mug filled with amber beer and a white head of foam. Behind the bar, an older man in a beige shirt, dark vest, and white apron wipes the bar with a cloth, his head bowed. To Smith's right stand a young woman in a cream bonnet and tan calico dress and a man in a wide-brim hat and brown coat, both watching him. Wooden barrels, sacks of grain, and shelves of bottles fill the back wall.

Joseph Smith Drinks a Mug of Beer at Moeser's Tavern in 1844 Nauvoo
Painted scene inside a dim wood-paneled room. On the left, a tall blond angel in a flowing white robe stands with outstretched white feathered wings, holding a long sword whose blade is wrapped in bright orange flame and pointed downward. Behind the angel, projected on the wall, a much larger shadow with curved horns, jagged batlike wings, and a snarling face looms. On the right, Joseph Smith — a man in a brown frock coat and gold waistcoat — drops to one knee on the wood floor with both hands raised in a defensive, pleading posture, his face turned up toward the angel in alarm. A small wooden table with an open book sits to the left; an unmade bed is visible through a doorway on the right.

An Angel with a Drawn Sword Threatens Joseph Smith into Practicing Polygamy
Painted scene inside an opulent Nauvoo parlor lit by a chandelier and oil lamps. In the center, Joseph Smith stands in a dark blue Nauvoo Legion uniform with gold epaulettes, raising a wine glass and smiling. A laughing woman in a floral dress holds up a fan beside him. Other young women in fine period dress and an older butler in a black coat provide them with hors d'oeuvres and wine. Through the large window behind Smith, an orange fire glows in the street where silhouetted men swing tools to smash a printing press.

Joseph Smith Celebrates Polygamy, Power, and Excess as His Mob Destroys the Nauvoo Expositor Press
Painted scene inside a dimly lit Nauvoo parlor at dusk. From left: Joseph Smith leans forward in a dark coat, pointing accusingly toward a young woman while holding out a handwritten letter. In the center, 19-year-old Nancy Rigdon recoils in a gray-green dress with her hands raised in refusal, an alarmed expression on her face. To the right, her father Sidney Rigdon stands grim-faced in a dark suit and bow tie. Onlookers in period dress watch from the shadows. An old wall clock and a window framing the Nauvoo skyline anchor the room.

Joseph Smith Gives 19 Year-Old Nancy Rigdon the 'Happiness Letter' After Her Polygamy Rejection
Oil-painted portrait of 14 year-old Helen Mar Kimball in a blue mid-19th-century dress with a white lace collar and cuffs, holding a small bouquet of flowers, and expressing a sad, downcast appearance. She stands beside 37 year-old Joseph Smith, to whom she has recently been plural married. Smith wears a black formal coat, vest, white shirt, and black bow tie.

Joseph Smith Takes 14 Year-Old Helen Mar Kimball as One of His Many Plural Wives
Painted scene inside Carthage Jail at the moment of Joseph Smith's death. In the foreground center, Smith stands in a long dark frock coat, firing a small smoking pepperbox pistol with his left hand toward a mob bursting through the open doorway, while he grips a dark glass wine bottle in his right hand. A cloud of muzzle smoke fills the doorway, where rough-clad attackers raise rifles. Behind Smith to the right, two men struggle to open a window from which to escape.

Joseph Smith Drinks Wine and Shoots Back at the Mob in Carthage Jail Prior to His Death