United States Military Academy, Song of the Graduates

1852

Napoleon Sarony, after James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
Napoleon Sarony

Artist, American, born Canada, 1821 - 1896

James McNeill Whistler

Artist After, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows two individuals facing each other from the knees up. The person on the left wears a military-style uniform with a buttoned coat, epaulettes, and a hat while the person on the right holds a rifle. Both individuals have neat hair under their hats and detailed facial features. The background includes hills, trees, and water. The scene is framed with a decorative border and text related to the "United States Military Academy Song of the Graduates 1852" cover.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on folded wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.19 × 21.27 cm (10 5/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.02 × 26.19 cm (13 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.307

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, p. 32.

Inscriptions

text on stone:
United States Military Academy / Song of the Graduates / 1852. / Music by Apelles, / Words by a Cadet. / Lith of Sarony & Major. N.Y. / Designed by Cadet Whistler. / 38. Cts Nett.

Wikidata ID

Q65081319

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