Winter Quarters of the Vermont Brigade in Front of Fredericksburg, Virginia 1862-1863

painting

Name/Title

Winter Quarters of the Vermont Brigade in Front of Fredericksburg, Virginia 1862-1863

Entry/Object ID

1997.47.1

Description

Large oil painting showing rolling fields with a large number of white tents in the middle-ground. In the foreground, which lies in shadow, people are walking along a road near a cemetery. The whole is framed in an ornate gilded frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Place

City

Fredericksburg

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Context

Shows the Vermont Brigade encamped near Fredericksburg, VA, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

1997.47

Source or Donor

Macgregor, Rob Roy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Hope, James (1818-1892)

Date made

1864

Place

City

St. Albans City

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

36 in

Width

61 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Civil War