Engraving
- Title:
- George Sykes, Major General, U.S.V.
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.1008
- Creator:
- Brady, Mathew B. (1822-1896); Hollyer, Samuel; Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)
- Place of Origin:
- New York City, NY
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of George Sykes (1822-1880). Engraved by Samuel Hollyer. Steel engraving printed on paper. Bust length portrait of a military man with dark,curly hair, full dark beard and mustache, small white collar, dark military jacket with two rows of gold buttons, an epaulet with two stars on each shoulder, facing slightly left with a small gray background. "Geo Sykes" facsimile of signature, "GEORGE SYKES. MAJOR GENERAL, U.S. V.", "Engraved by S. Hollyer from a Photo by Brady.", "Published by Jno. B. Bachelder, / New York" printed beneath the portrait. Produced by John B. Bachelder for the unpublished Illustrated History of the Battle of Gettysburg, c. 1870.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-140 W-90 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Civil War
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