Name/Title
The Pardoned SentinelEntry/Object ID
1990.45.1Description
Engraving printed on an interior page of "Harper's Weekly". The illustration shows a soldier standing in the left foreground holding a book. He is standing near a coffin, shovel, and pickax. A group of 5 men are at the right of the composition facing the man. One of them is reading from a scroll. A large group of soldiers are in the middle ground waving their hats in the air. Behind them, a carriage pulled by two horses is rushing toward the man while a passenger hangs out the window waving his hat. The background shows a fort surrounded by electrical or telegraph wires on high poles. The bottom center of the image is labeled, "THE PARDONED SENTINEL. --Drawn by Julian Scott.--[See Page 133.]" The back of the page is printed with four columns of articles, poems, jokes, and fiction.Artwork Details
Subject Person
Scott, William (1839-1862)Subject Place
City
WashingtonState/Province
District of ColumbiaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaContext
The illustration shows William Scott of Groton, Vermont, standing in front of a firing squad, just prior to being pardoned. Scott was sentenced to death after being found asleep at his post. The pardon from President Lincoln did not arrive until after the death sentence had been read.Acquisition
Accession
1990.45Source or Donor
Hathaway, Richard O.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Scott, Julian A. (1846-1901)Manufacturer
Harper & BrothersDate made
1870Place
City
New York CityState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
16 inWidth
11 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
JohnsonCounty
Lamoille CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America