Engraving

Title:

Brigadier-General Kelley, United States Volunteers, and Staff

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1995.585.05

Creator:

Bott, Guril

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Relief print, Brigadier-General Kelley, United States Volunteers, and Staff, by Guril Bott, published in Harper's Weekly, February 1, 1862. Ink on paper on paperboard. Interior scene of Brig. Gen. B. F. Kelley and B. Powell sitting at a table, in center of print; sword resting between legs of Kelley and Powell is writing on paper with a pen in right hand; papers and ink bottles on the table; five union officers stand behind the two men seated at the table; officer on left and officer in center with sword in hand vertically; two officers resting right hand in opening of coats between the buttons, on the right of print, officer clutches rolled up papers in left hand, on right side of print; two pictures hang from the wall and a candle sits on a shelf, in the background behind the officers. Men listed from left to right in lower margin: "Lieut. W. B. Kelley. Capt. J. M. Mackenzie Capt. B. F. Hawkes. B. Powell, Private Secretary. Maj. John B. Frothingham. / Brig.-Gen. B. F. Kelley. Capt. G. W. Harrison." Title below, at center: "BRIGADIER-GENERAL KELLEY, UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF." "35 / 0" in pencil in lower right corner; "NH" in pencil in upper right corner. Brief description of print and Brig.-Gen. Kelley in newspaper clipping in upper right corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-8.9 W-10.25 inches

Provenance:

Found in Collection of New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Bott, Guril, Powell, B., Kelley, B. F., Kelley, W. B., Frothingham, John B., Hawkes, B. F., Harrison, G. W., Mackenzie, J. M.

Subjects:

Civil War, Military officers, Military personnel, Officers, Military, Virginian, Volunteer, military