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
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"On View
Not on view
Jared Bradley Flagg
Horace Bushnell
William Johnston