In Memory Of
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
Phelps & Watson
American, 1859 - 1864
PublisherPublished by
F. P. Whiting
American, born 1840
Date1857-1865
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 x 5 11/16in. (33 x 14.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 12 1/2in. (42.7 x 31.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 12 1/2in. (42.7 x 31.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA man and a woman stand on the left, facing a marble monument with a high base topped with a draped urn with a wreath on it. The man wears a military uniform. He holds his cap in his right hand and a closed umbrella or parasol in his left hand. He has a mustache. The woman's hands are clasped around his left arm. She wears a dress with bell sleeves and undersleeves and a bonnet trimmed with flowers with a veil. A weeping willow tree arches over the monument. Ivy grows on the trunk. Rose bushes grow at the base of the monument. Additional willow trees, poplar trees, and gravestones are in the left background.
Object number1958.38.13
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title and text on monument in image, "IN / MEMORY / OF / I have fought a good fight, I have finished / my course, I have kept the faith." Lower right, in pencil, [illegible name].On verso, upper left, in black ink, "65346 [crossed out]". In pencil, "Box 30 / 38" accession number. Lower right, in pencil "Drw 36".
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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