Major Genl. Winfield Scott.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1847

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/16 x 8 3/8in. (29.1 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 3/16 x 13 1/2in. (43.7 x 34.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a military uniform with epaulets, a double-breasted jacket and a stand-up collar. Fringed drapery frames a distant view of an American flag flying from a fort.

Object number1995.182.42

InscribedOn recto:
Lithographed title beneath image: "MAJOR GENL. WINFIELD SCOTT. / U.S. ARMY. / 314." Inscribed on stone, lower center: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y." Inscribed in pencil, lower center: "30 #14".

On verso:
Inscribed in pencil, upper left: "Box 24 / #6". Lower right: "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 6". Old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, upper center.NotesSubject Note: Winfield Scott was appointed general in chief of the army in 1841. He gained lasting renown during the Mexican War. In 1852 he achieved the rank of Lieutenant General, the first to do so since George Washington. He remained in command at the start of the Civil War, retiring at the end of 1861.

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