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Object Type:  Painting
Title:  Quarter Guard

Category:  8: Communication Artifact
Maker:  Chapman, Conrad Wise
Place Made:  Rome, Italy
Date Made:  1874
Materials:  Canvas, oil
Culture:  American
Measurements:  Painting) 24"H x 16"W x 1"D; Frame) 29.5"H x 21.5"W x 2"D


Central figure of standing man, a Confederate soldier, in fur hat, beard, brown winter coat, blue trousers and black boots holding a bayonet in his left arm, looks off to right; white snow-covered ground with few plants; in background are white tents, to right are two men with fire, to left is man chopping wood, beyond tents are barren trees and gray sky.

V.41.49.619


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1 Related People & Organizations

Chapman, Conrad Wise
19th century artist active during Civil War period & after; son of John Gadsby Chapman.

1 Related Publications

Conrad Wise Chapman: Artist & Soldier of the Confederacy
Bassham, Ben L.
Kent State University Press: Kent, Ohio
1988
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