Yorktown, Va. / McIlvaine. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of Yorktown, Va. / McIlvaine.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Yorktown, Va. / McIlvaine.
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A moonlit view of Yorktown, Virginia, sets this watercolor apart from the daytime town scenes on this board, since its subject is the night itself. The work is dated 1862, the year Union forces under George B. McClellan besieged the Confederate defenses at Yorktown during the Peninsula Campaign, and the Confederates withdrew in early May. The artist is recorded only as McIlvaine, and the painting is part of the Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress, where its quiet nighttime mood offers a contrast to the usual images of the war's damage and troop movements.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Moonlight--1860-1870. Yorktown (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia--Yorktown |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,638 × 3,811 px · prints to 15 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220260 |
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