Battery Knox

c. 1870

George K. Warren

Associated Names
George K. Warren

Artist, American, 1834 - 1884

The image shows a clearing with several pieces of artillery, including cannons and wheeled guns, arranged in a semi-circle facing a wide river. The horizon is in the middle distance, where the river meets wooded hills. Trees are scattered throughout the scene, framing the clearing. The photograph is in sepia tones, with a clear sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 5 11/16 x 7 13/16 in. (14.4 x 19.8 cm), oval
    mount: 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25 x 35 cm)

  • Accession Number

    2007.78.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lee Gallery), Winchester, Massachusetts; (Charles Isaacs Photographs), New York, New York; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 61.

Inscriptions

Vertical along upper left edge of lithographed frame printed in white: Warren Phot.; vertical just outside lower right edge of lithographed frame in graphite: Battery Knox.

Wikidata ID

Q64154204

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