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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.)
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
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
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