A Scene on Our Left: Preparing for Winter (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
A Scene on Our Left: Preparing for Winter (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Elaborated sketch.
Artist
Date
November 5, 1864
Transcription
Recto: no text.
Verso: "A scene on our left // Preparing for winter // Soldiers conveying timber from the woods in the rear of our line of breastworks for the purpose of constructing winter quarters // Nov 5th [Signed] Joseph Becker."
Subject
Condition
Poor; loss of paper at all corners; ripping along horizontal creases and margins.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
13. 5 x 9.75 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-11/5/64 (Box 2.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4609
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-11/5/64
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Scene on Our Left: Preparing for Winter (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3022.