Dick, sketched on the 6th of May, on return to camp / E.F. – Historic Print
![Dick, sketched on the 6th of May, on return to camp / E.F., [18]63 May 6. — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/52/527b5fe42e45-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic drawing captures Dick, sketched on the 6th of May, on return to camp / E.F. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Dick, sketched on the 6th of May, on return to camp / E.F.
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The name in the title sets this sketch apart: a pencil drawing of a man called Dick, made on May 6, 1863, as the army returned to camp. That was the day Gen. Joseph Hooker pulled his forces back across the Rappahannock River, closing out the Chancellorsville campaign, which had opened in late April with a bold flanking movement and ended in withdrawal. The artist worked quickly in the field, so the drawing captures an individual during a large military moment rather than a posed portrait. It carries only the initials E.F., and little else about its maker is recorded.
| Created / published | [18]63 May 6. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pencil. |
| Genre | J.P. Morgan |
| Notes | Sketched on the 6th of May |
| Subjects | the afternoon of Gen. Hookers retreat across the Rappahannock"--on item. Gift |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,466 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218142 |
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