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General Asboth and Staff on Horseback Item Info
- Abstract:
- Very fine equestrian portrait in unusual medium; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 4/5/62, on the front page, identified as Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 5 & 6.
- Title:
- General Asboth and Staff on Horseback
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- December 10, 1861
- Transcription:
- Recto: "[signed] Henri Lovie Del. Rolla, Mo. Dec. 10, 1861.";Verso: "Gillen. // Kroll. // Brig. Quartermaster Capt. McKay. // Act. Brig. Albert. // Maj. Waving. Comm. Fremont Hussars. // Act. Maj. Gen. Asboth. // York."
- Subjects:
- Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Asboth, Alexander S.--(Alexander Sandor),--1811-1868
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; ripping along bottom margin; dog ears on all corners; peeling paper on upper right; water stain upper left; stain on lower margin.
- Place:
- Missouri
- Medium:
- brown chalk on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 11.25 x 7.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.9642529, -91.8318334
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-MO-12/10/61a (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4497
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-MO-12/10/61a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Dog Horses Plant Portrait
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "General Asboth and Staff on Horseback", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2887.html