Painting

Title:

Battle of Gettysburg

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1921.004.02

Creator:

Walker, James (1819-1889)Artist; Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)Artist

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Historical Painting. The Battle of Gettysburg, by James Walker (1819-1889), c. 1870. Oil on canvas. Panoramic view of the Battle of Gettysburg. Cannons, rifles, broken wood, packs, dying men and horses in foreground. Confederate General Lewis Armistead is dying and surrounded by group of men foreground center left. Men with horses center foreground including General George Meade mounted, with field glasses. Lines of solders advancing from the left and right with smoke and flags in middle ground. Smoke, fire, breastwork, and thousands of solders in background; houses with rolling hills, mountains, and cloudy sky. Unsigned. Brass nameplate on frame: "BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG / DESIGNED BY / JOHN BADGER BACHELDER / PAINTED BY JAMES WALKER / Presented to the New Hampshire Historical Society / BY / AMANDA STEVENS and CHARLOTTE BUTLER STEVENS". Gilded gesso over wood frame with Egyptian-Revival style corner decorations; vertical striped cove; Greek key interior.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-25 W-60 inches

Provenance:

The painting was designed by Col. John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894), a native of Gilmanton, NH, and official United States Government Historian of the Battle of Gettysburg.

After its completion the painting was commercially exhibited in Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. A printed key was made to identify key figures and landmarks (see 1921.004.02.2).

Credit Line:

Gift of Amanda Stevens and Charlotte B. Stevens

People:

Armistead, Lewis, Meade, George (1815-1872), Walker, James (1819-1889), Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894), Stevens, Amanda (1833-1922), Stevens, Charlotte B. (1840-1925)

Subjects:

Battle, Civil War, Gettysburg, PA, Historic sites, History, War