THE WEST POINT OUTRAGE- THE COURT OF INQUIRY IN SESSION
Entry/Object ID
L.2007.263
Description
Colored page from Harper's Weekly with an etching depicting a trial with an inset of a portrait: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "MAY 1, 1880.; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 285"; in the top left corner is an inset of a portrait of a main in three-quarters profile wearing a uniform; the inset is captioned, "Johnson C. Whittaker."; a man with white hair and glasses wearing a black suit stands in the middle of a room and holds a piece of fabric; behind him is an easel with a paper on which to floor plans are drawn; to the right, another man in a black suit sits and reads; on the far right, three women and an old man in a blue uniform watch; in the foreground are two tables upon which various papers and objects are set; two men in uniform with dejected expressions sit at the table on the right; three men also in blue uniforms sit in large chairs by the table on the left; the room is decorated with glass-bulb lighting fixtures and gothic cabinetry; the image is signed in the bottom left corner; below the scene is printed, "THE WEST POINT OURAGE - THE COURT OF INQUIRY IN SESSION. DRAWN BY W. A. ROGERS. - [SEE PAGE 286.]"; recto is a page of text and advertisements.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper; ink; watercolor
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
W. A. Rogers
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
May 1, 1880
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
16 in
Width
10-5/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 x 10 5/8 in. (40.6 x 27 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Discoloration in a square surrounding the image, from mat; writing in pencil, top right; soil, bottom center; tears, left and right center and bottom left; hinged to mat with two pieces of white adhesive tape along left edge.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #5
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9