Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
General David Hunter (1802-1886) on Horseback
Title
General David Hunter (1802-1886) on Horseback
Date
c. 1864
Medium
Black crayon on beige paper
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 14 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description
Portrait
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number
1904.10
Marks
inscriptions: Inscribed on mount: Gen. David Hunter at Monocacy, 6th Aug, 1864
Inscriptions
Signed at lower right in black crayon: "D."; old mount reputedly inscribed: "General David Hunter at Monocacy, 6th Aug. 1864"
Gallery Label
General David Hunter graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1822. After attaining the rank of captain, he resigned from the army in 1836 to settle in Chicago. He returned to military service six years later, however, and served as a major in the Mexican War. In the Civil War he fought for the North and rose to the rank of major general. After the war, Hunter was a member of the honor guard that accompanied the body of President Lincoln to Springfield, Illinois.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
