James S. Wadsworth
After a work byAfter a work by
Alonzo Chappel
American, 1828 - 1887
PublisherPublished by
Johnson, Fry & Co.
American
Date1864
MediumSteel engraving; printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/8 x 5 1/2in. (18.1 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/4 x 7 7/8in. (28.6 x 20cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/4 x 7 7/8in. (28.6 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA man wearing a military uniform is standing beside a prancing horse. He is holding the horse's reins in one gloved hand and his hat in the other. A sword is at his side. An artillery shell appears to be bursting in the right foreground.
Object number2011.294.3
InscribedOn recto, engraved title beneath image.On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesJames S. Wadsworth was born in Geneseo, New York, in 1807. He attended Harvard and Yale and spent most of his life managing his family's extensive estates. He volunteered for service in the Civil War and was commissioned as a brigadier general, despite his complete lack of military experience. He nevertheless served with distinction until he was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. (Finlay 9/29/2011)
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E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1847
