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Drawing (Ink drawing)
Untitled (Ironclad Carondelet being fired upon near Fort Donelson)
Admiral Henry Walke
1884-1885
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Admiral Henry Walke (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Pasteboard
- Graphite
- Crayon
Museum Object Number
1967.2228
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.2228
Object Name
Drawing (Ink drawing)
Title
Untitled (Ironclad Carondelet being fired upon near Fort Donelson)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Admiral Henry Walke (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Sketch prepared for illustration in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Walkes possibly executed his sketch in Brooklyn.
Date
1884-1885
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right in river bank
Inscription: S. &. H.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right margin
Inscription: From Walkes Drawing
Type: Mark
Location: Center on reverse
Inscription: ART DEPARTMENT/ THE CENTURY Co./ UNION SQUARE,/ NEW YORK CITY.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Book illustration
- Maritime
- Naval history
- Military
Materials
- Ink
- Pasteboard
- Graphite
- Crayon
Techniques
- Drawn
Dimensions (inches)
11.125 (H) x 17.8125 (W) x 7.75 (Image H) x 14.8125 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28.258 (H) x 45.244 (W) x 19.685 (Image H) x 37.624 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H and W at center.
Edition Notes
Illustration probably prepared for (but not published in) Admiral Henry Walke, "Operations of the Western Flotilla, Part II", The Century Magazine, vol. XXIX (January 1885).