Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.294.3 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Societ…

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)

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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