Alternate title: | "The Cavalryman" from original painting by W.L. Sheppard, courtesy of Confederate Museum |
Summary: | Artist's depiction of Civil War Cavalryman, circa 1907- 1914. Caption reads: "There are three originals of this series, now on display in the Confederate Museum at Richmond, VA. These outstanding Civil War water color paintings are by William Ludwell Sheppard (1833-1912) distinguished illustrator, portrait and landscape artist of the period. Mr. Sheppard studied in Richmond under the famous Colonel Crozet. He was in New York when the war began but returned to Richmond immediately to serve with the Confederate Army. Enlisting as a private he soon was promoted to second Lieutenant in the famed Richmond Howitzers. Later he was appointed assistant Engineer under the renowned Colonel Rives, Confederate Army Engineer. After the war Mr. Sheppard studied in Paris under Paul Soyer. His illustrations and paintings are among the finest and most authentic pictorial records of the era." Postcard number: K-15755. |
Creator: | Sheppard, W. L. |
Provider: | Tichnor Brothers, Inc. |
Thompson's Community Service |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | North America |
United States of America |
Massachusetts |
Boston |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Tennessee |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Paris |
Temporal subject: |
1861-1870
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1871-1880
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Richmond |
Topical subjects: | Cavalry |
Sheppard, William Ludwell, 1833-1912
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Genre: | Postcards |
Paintings |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/contact.jsp. |