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Object Record
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Metadata
Object name |
Plate, Engraving |
Title |
Battle of Camden--Death of De Kalb. |
Artist or maker |
Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887) |
Artist or maker |
Unknown |
Date |
1857 |
Physical description |
Rectangular line engraving of a ferocious battle scene. Both cavalry and infantry are involved in the carnage, with several dead visible on the ground. In the center left of the scene, one officer holds the American flag high while killing an enemy. To the left of the scene, a coward is seen fleeing the battle. "Battle of Camden--Death of De Kalb./ From the original Painting by Chappel in the possession of the Publishers./ Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York./ Entered according to act of Congress AD 1857 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of New York." |
Catalogue number |
1988.08.092 |
Collection name |
FTM |
Credit line |
Gift of Louis Bach, 1988 |
People |
de Kalb, Johann Chappel, Alonzo |