Pontoon Bridge on the March

Title

Pontoon Bridge on the March

Abstract

Fine drawing; narrow view.

Artist

Lovie, Henri

Date

December 20, 1862

Transcription

Recto: "Drawn Dec 20,1862. // Pontoon Bridge on the March. // Misty Morning. // Pontoon waggon [sic]. Bridge train No. 10 US 280."
Verso: "Finish this as well as you can, I can only indicate effects. As you will see from the style my fingers are very cold and there is not a drop of 'the crathur' in all these piney woods. // [signed] HL."

Condition

Ripping along right margin.

Place

Virginia

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10.75 x 9.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.4315734, -78.6568942

Source

Original drawing location: CW-HL-VA-12/20/62 (Box 5.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4518

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-HL-VA-12/20/62

Citation

Lovie, Henri, “Pontoon Bridge on the March,” The Becker Collection, accessed December 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2921.