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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)

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

InscribedOn recto, lower center, beneath image, in black ink, "BRIGADIER-GENERAL NATHL. LYON."; lower right, in red pencil, "155"; on verso, upper center, in red ink, "35972"; center, in pencil, "75/5/80/50/130" "I. M. R. S. / 100 / E. Wolcott / tomorrow"; lower right, in pencil, "1926-7-0"

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