General Asboth and Staff on Horseback
Title
General Asboth and Staff on Horseback
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.
Artist
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."
Subject
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
Medium
brown chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
11.25 x 7.75 in.
Genre
Chalk drawings--American--1860-1870
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
Citation
Lovie, Henri, “General Asboth and Staff on Horseback,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2887.