The Death of General Warren

George Caleb Bingham

Associated Names
George Caleb Bingham

Artist, American, 1811 - 1879

The image shows two individuals depicted from head to toe. One person is kneeling and supporting the other person who leans back against them. The kneeling person has short windswept hair and defined facial features, wearing a tunic with long sleeves and a skirt-like lower garment. The person being supported has closely cropped hair and a relaxed appearance, wearing a form-fitting outfit with visible creases and folds. They are seated on the ground with one leg extended forward and the other bent at the knee. The background is plain and unadorned, focusing on the two figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink over graphite

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.7 × 21 cm (5 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996]; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower right in brown ink: Bingham

Wikidata ID

Q64571304

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