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Entrance of the Fifty-fifth Massachusetts (colored) Regiment into Charleston, Feburary 21, 1865

After: Thomas Nast (American (born in Germany), 1840–1902)
1865

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Legacy: 11.3 x 16.6 cm (4 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 14.9 x 22.8 cm (5 7/8 x 9 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1976.701
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionFrom drawing by Thomas Nast, accession no. 59.940. Col. Bennett reining in his horse center. Exultant Negro waving his hat, and numerous bystanders. Ruinded buildings behind.
InscriptionsInscribed below: ENTRANCE OF THE FIFTY FIFTH MASSAHUSETTS (COLORED) REGIMENT INTO CHARLESTON. / FEB. 21 1865.
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport; to MFA October 13, 1976