Chaplain Henry Clay Trumbull at his rustic pulpit, Richmond, Virginia vicinity
SubjectPortrait of
Reverend Henry Clay Trumbull
American, 1830 - 1903
Datebetween 1864 and 1865
Medium1 print ; 21 x 14 cm.
Dimensions21 x 14 cm.
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionMan with a beard and mustache wearing military uniform stands behind a pulpit or lectern constructed of unfinished logs with the bark on them. An American flag and a framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln are in the background. Part of the background appears to be a painted backdrop representing the interior of a tent. Typewritten inscription beneath image: "Chaplain Henry Clay Trumbull / The rustic pulpit and chapel were built / by Army Engineers below Richmond, Va., in / the winter of 1864-65."
Object number1985.219.0
InscribedClergy; Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1830-1903;NotesRelated Note: The Connecticut Historical Society owns the rustic pulpit pictured in this image. (1962.97.0)On View
Not on view
probably 1910-1920
Edward Williams Clay
before 1838
William G. Dudley
1916-1927