Lithograph

Title:

Major General McClellan's Grand March: arranged for the piano forte

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1951.022.02

Creator:

Baker, Joseph E.Artist; Bufford, John H. (1810-1870); Ditson, Oliver (1811-1888)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1861

Description:

Colored lithograph, Major General McClellan's Grand March: arranged for the piano forte, drawn by Joseph E. Baker, lithographed by John H. Bufford (1810-1870), published by Oliver Ditson (1811-1888), 1861. Ink and on paper. Sheet music cover. Scene of Major General McClellan in foreground; Major General McClellan on horseback wielding sword in right hand and horse reigns in left hand looking off to the right; small cannonball on ground at horse's front foot. Two officers on horseback, in left background, with an officer in front pointing sword off into distance. Officer on horseback riding in front of troops in formation holding American flag, with soldier's tents, in right background. Image has an arched upper edge. Printed signature in image, lower left: "Baker Del." Printed lower center in margin: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by O. Ditson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Mass." Title lower margin at center [cut down]: MAJOR GENERAL MCCLELLAN'S / GRAND MARCH" "12 1/4 x 17" in pencil, vertically in lower right corner; "5" inside a star in lower left corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.5 W-9.5 inches

Provenance:

Found in Collection of New Hampshire Historical Society.

Credit Line:

Gift of Kenneth B. Murdock, in memory of Harold Murdock

People:

Ditson, Oliver, McClellan, George B. (1826-1885), Bufford, John H. (1810-1870), Murdock, Harold (1862-1934), Murdock, Mary L. (1865-1951), Murdock, Kenneth B. (1895-1975)

Subjects:

Battlefields, Posing, Poses, Military officers, Officers, Military, Civil War, Sheet music covers, Music, Horses