Original Pen and Ink Drawing:Marine Barracks (Washington D.C.) 1861

(CIVIL WAR) DAVIS, Theodore R.  ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING: MARINE BARRACKS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1861.

Washington: 1861. Original pen and ink drawing on paper (9 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches.)

The original drawing was made by Theodore R. Davis at the beginning of the Civil War.  It shows five marines outside the marine barracks in Washington, D.C.  It is thought to be the only image of the building that was made during the war, and is featured in The American Heritage Century Collection of Civil War Art, edited by Stephen W. Sears (plate number 40).  Davis was a noted artist for Harper's Weekly during the period.

 

$1,800.00