Recto: a soldier in civil war uniform, stands in the foreground, feet spread, holding a rifle placed diagonally across his body in his left hand, using a long rod in his right hand to tamp gun powder down the barrel of the rifle. Verso: a head is shown from the back, at center; a wounded soldier sits leaning on both hands, shown in full length and in the opposite direction, at top; and a dead soldier lies with bent knees and covers his face with his left hand, at bottom. Date: 1863–64. Dimensions: 42.8 x 32.8cm (16 7/8 x 12 15/16in.). Medium: black chalk, crayon, laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Cavalry Soldier Loading a Rifle, 1863–64 (CH 18175517)
Loading...
