Artist/Maker
Thomas Nast
(1840 - 1902)
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
ca. 1865-1869
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
Overall: 22 1/2 x 32 3/4 in. (57.2 x 83.2 cm)
Framed: 27 5/8 × 37 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (70.2 × 96.2 × 6.4 cm)
Framed: 27 5/8 × 37 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (70.2 × 96.2 × 6.4 cm)
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
1946.174
The New-York Historical Society's study is a preliminary rendition for the finished original.
SignedSigned at lower left in black oil: "Th: Nast."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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1868
1932.210
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