The Lost Cause, Henry Mosler, 1869

The lost cause is a poetic tribute to the middle-class farmers of the south who fought and lost the civil war. The painting is one of a pair of paintings that addresses the realities of the civil war. Another painting, attributed to mosler, entitled leaving for war. Object Type: painting. Date: 1869. Dimensions: height: 50.2 cm (19.7 in); width: 68.1 cm (26.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Morris Museum of Art. Henry Mosler - The Lost Cause