Assassination of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth.
DateProbably 1861
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 8 13/16in. (30.5 x 22.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10in. (34.9 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10in. (34.9 x 25.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionFour men in military uniforms are descending a staircase. The second from the bottom holds a flag in his left hand and clutches his breast with his right hand. His cap falls off behind him. The other soldiers carry rifles with fixed bayonets. A fifth man, standing at the right, fires a shorter rifle, possibly a hunting rifle, at the man with the flag. Smoke issues from the barrel of the gun. All four men have beards and mustaches. A doorway is in the right background.
Object number1992.49.4
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "ASSASSINATION OF COLONEL ELMER E. ELLSWORTH. / BY JAMES W. JACKSON, AT THE MARSHALL HOUSE, ALEXANDRIA, VA. MAY 24TH 1861."On verso, lower right, in pencil, the accession number.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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