Political Cartoon of the American Civil War

c. 1860s

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Associated Names
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Artist, American, born Germany, 1816 - 1868

The image depicts two figures in three-quarter length. The figure on the right is seated and turned to the left, looking at the other figure. This person has a crown-like headdress, wavy, shoulder-length hair, and draped clothing resembling ancient garments. They hold a framed object and lean on a backless seat. The person on the left is standing, gesturing with raised right arm and bent left arm. They wear a helmet with a plume, curly hair, and utilitarian attire with scalloped edges. In front of them are a shield or circular object and a staff or rod. The background is plain.

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Provenance

Rear Admiral Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze (son of the artist), New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1917; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 34, no. 245.

Wikidata ID

Q64559334

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