Name/Title
Parade of 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers in Front of Mr. Hunter's House by Albert BerghausEntry/Object ID
IMG3686Description
Parade of 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers in front of a two-story house. The scene shows field musicians playing to the left of the line, three women in hoop skirts observing the troops from atop the house's portico, a crowd of spectators in the lower right foreground, and a dog in front of the line of militia. Berghaus identifies the house as "Hunter Hill," a mansion owned by Andrew Hunter, the chief prosecutor of the John Brown trial. However, according to JCM's historian, Berghaus was mistaken. The house pictured was that of Dr. Gerard Fowke and Margaret Holliday Mason, located on East Washington Street. The two-story house facing the street on the right edge of the sketch was built by George Tate in the early 1800s. Pencil and ink words written at bottom of page.
There are a number of small sketch portraits and doodles on verso, with the portraits seemingly serving as studies of major figures in John Brown's trial.
The sketch is undated but would have been drawn in the weeks or days leading up to Brown's execution on December 2, 1859. It is believed that the drawing remained unpublished. The sketch is also unsigned, but is strongly believed to be by Albert Berghaus given the near identical style and execution of this drawing to the other known Berghaus views of John Brown's execution.Acquisition
Accession
62Source or Donor
Jefferson County MuseumAcquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Date made
1859Place
* Untyped Place
Charles Town, West Virginia