Cavalry, Musician

1866

O.H. Willard's Galleries

Associated Names
Oliver H. Willard

Artist, American, 1828 - 1875

The image shows a man standing in profile while holding a bugle to his lips. He has a well-groomed beard and short hair under a dark cavalry hat adorned with decorative elements. The man is wearing a dark blue military uniform jacket with gold trim and shoulder straps, light blue trousers, gloves, and a belt with a holstered sword. The background is a plain, neutral-colored backdrop, and the ground has a simple patterned floor.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, directly under image lower center of mount, in graphite: x1026

Wikidata ID

Q64158553

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