The Putnam Phalanx at the Tomb of General Putnam, Brooklyn, Connecticut
PrintmakerEngraved by
Unknown
After a work byAfter a photograph by
Read & Robinson
Date1860
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 1/8in. (17.9 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/16 x 9 3/8in. (18.9 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/16 x 9 3/8in. (18.9 x 23.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA large group of men wearing military uniforms stand in rows in a cemetery. Most men hold swords or bayonets. Tombstones, including a substantial table stone, are in the foreground, surrounded by grass. Tall trees are in the background.
Object number1959.111.5
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, "THE PUTNAM PHALANX AT THE TOMB OF GENERAL PUTNAM, BROOKLYN, CONNECTICUT, JUNE 19, 1860."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number; lengthy letterpress text in printer's ink
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