A view in Williamsburg, Va. / McIlvaine. – Antique Print
(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 A view in Williamsburg, Va. / McIlvaine. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A view in Williamsburg, Va. / McIlvaine.
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A wagon train winds through Williamsburg, Virginia, in this 1862 watercolor, a detail that sets it apart from scenes of the town's colonial streets and buildings. In the spring of 1862, Union forces advancing up the Virginia Peninsula relied on long lines of wagons to carry food, ammunition, and equipment, and Williamsburg lay along that route. The Battle of Williamsburg was fought there in May 1862. The work is attributed to McIlvaine, and its record places it among Civil War-era American watercolors in the Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Wagon trains--Virginia--Williamsburg--1860-1870. Williamsburg (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia--Williamsburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,657 × 3,787 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220254 |
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