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Source Description
In 1862, President Lincoln appointed Halleck "general-in-chief of all U.S. land forces"-the liaison between the president and the forces in the field. Acquaintances recalled Halleck as "a regimental clerk with the personality of a cold muffin." Ritchie, a Scottish-born artist, was known chiefly for his prints.
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Document identity
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11499
label
Major General Henry Wager Halleck
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object
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Source metadata
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11499
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Major General Henry Wager Halleck
description
In 1862, President Lincoln appointed Halleck "general-in-chief of all U.S. land forces"-the liaison between the president and the forces in the field. Acquaintances recalled Halleck as "a regimental clerk with the personality of a cold muffin." Ritchie, a Scottish-born artist, was known chiefly for his prints.
provenance
Jacob A. Rosenfield, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
ca. 1865
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CC0
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en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall (excluding frame) H: 3 3/8 × W: 2 9/16 in. (8.6 × 6.5 cm)Framed H: 5 13/16 × W: 4 13/16 × D: 13/16 in. (14.7 × 12.3 × 2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed] Right: A.H. Ritchie; [Inscription] On back of frame: General Halleck / Of the Civil War / Painted on ivory / A. Ritchie / About 1865
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watercolor on ivory
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2965
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EAN
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none
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photo
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photo
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3
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photo
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