Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
DraftsmanDrawn by
Joseph E. Baker
(American, 1837 - 1914)
After a work byAfter a work by
W. H. Troxell
(American, active mid-19th century)
PrinterPrinted by
John H. Bufford
(American, active 1835 - 1871)
PublisherPublished by
John H. Bufford
(American, active 1835 - 1871)
Date1861
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 3/4 x 9 1/8in. (37.5 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 12in. (40.3 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 12in. (40.3 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionThree-quarter length standing portrait of Nathaniel Lyon wearing a military uniform. A sword is strapped to his waist and a hat with a plume rests on a table beside him. His right hand rests on a sheet of paper on the table, inscribed with the words "DUG S. P. / ROLLA / SPRINGFIELD". Also on the table are a telescope and an inkwell with two quill pens in it. Drapery is in the left background. Soldiers are fighting in the right background.
Object number1926.7.0
On View
Not on viewJared Bradley Flagg
Horace Bushnell
William Johnston