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Convalescents from Fortress Monroe on the Way to Join Their Regiments via Washington
Johannes Adam Simon Oertel (American (born in Furth, Bavaria), 1823–1909)
October 1862
Medium/Technique
Graphite, brush and wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.8 x 29 cm (9 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number52.1631
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (Civil War) 0985
DescriptionTroops, some walking, a few on horseback, while onlookers watch.
InscriptionsInscribed lower right in graphite: J.A. Oertel / Oct. 1862.; lower center: Convalescents from Fortress Monroe, on the way to join their / regiments, via Washington.
ProvenanceGift of Maxim Karolik for the proposed M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints, 1800-1875.