Lithograph
- Title:
- Cliffburne Hospital, Washington, D.C.
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1967.027.93
- Creator:
- Magnus, Charles (1826-1900)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- 12 Frankfort St., New York
- Date:
- 1862
- Description:
- Hand-colored lithograph, Cliffburne Hospital, Washington, D.C. published by Charles Magnus (1826-1900), 1862. Ink and watercolor on paper on paperboard. Scene of hospital ground; vertical tents in rows positioned in front of a building in background; shorter one-story buildings on right; long horizontal buildings in a row at foreground; flag pole with American flag in center of hospital ground; horse drawn wagons, men on horse back, and people scattered on hospital ground; hospital ground is situated on a field surrounded by forest; two men resting on a wooden fence at left of center foreground. Image surrounded by yellow border. "Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1862 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerk's Office of the Southern District Court of New York." printed below scene. "Published by Charles Magnus 12 Frankfort St. NY" at bottom left corner."CLIFFBURNE HOSPITAL / WASHINGTON, D.C." centered text below print. Handwritten pencil inscription, lower right in margin: "E.F. (cut cream matt for (title)". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-11.7 W-18 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Mrs. Peter Woodbury. Dr. George E. Woodbury (1838-1909) was assistant surgeon of the Second Regiment, District of Columbia Volunteers from 1862-1865. He was also surgeon of the board of enrollment in Washington, DC, and was stationed at Cliffburne Hospital during the war.
The Cliffburne Barracks was converted to a hospital in 1862. The grounds, formerly used by the 5th US Calvary, were expanded to include 105 tents with the capacity of around 1,000 patients.
Charles Magnus (1826-1900) published several elevated views of Washington, DC, area hospitals from 1862 to 1864. - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Charlotte E. Woodbury
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