Captain W.F. Bartlett and Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Palfrey at Camp Benton, MD, Nov. 1861

Captain W.F. Bartlett and Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Palfrey at Camp Benton, MD, Nov. 1861

Item Information

Title:
Captain W.F. Bartlett and Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Palfrey at Camp Benton, MD, Nov. 1861
Description:
Lieutenant Col. F.W. Palfrey and Capt. W.F. Bartlett of the 20th MA Volunteers are talking, while a soldier seems about to give them a message. In the background, are a row of tents, soldiers, a cabin, and a horse.
Artist:
Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
Date:
1881
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
Oil paintings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
American Civil War 20th Massachusetts Regiment
Subjects:
Military officers
Military camps
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Bartlett, William Francis, 1840-1876
Palfrey, Francis Winthrop, 1831-1889
Places:
Maryland
Extent:
1 painting : oil on canvas ; visible image 54 x 84 cm, in frame 79 x 112 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/n8710p847
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Signed and dated "Winslow Homer 1881" on back.
The painting depicts the time just after the Twentieth Regiment's defeat and heavy losses at the Battle of Ball's Bluff.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; 20th Massachusetts Regiment Association; 1897
Notes (object):
Gold frame.
Notes (exhibitions):
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "American Battle Painting," July 4-September 4, 1944 and New York, Museum of Modern Art, October 3-November 18, 1944
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, "The Sword In America, 1000-1954," Corcoran
Identifier:
09_03_000050
Barcode:
30000009102547