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Image Not Available for Prison Camp, Bell Isle, Virginia
Prison Camp, Bell Isle, Virginia
Image Not Available for Prison Camp, Bell Isle, Virginia

Prison Camp, Bell Isle, Virginia

William Ludwell Sheppard (American, 1833–1912)
September 1863
Medium/TechniqueBrush and wash, heightened with white on paper, laid down
DimensionsSheet: 25.4 x 35.5 cm (10 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number50.3979
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed lower left, within the frame in brush and wash: W.L. Sheppard Sept. 1863; below in margin in graphite: The Prison Camp Belle Isle / opposite Richmond Va. / The Prison Camp Belle Isle / opposite Richmond Va from ... (something illegible)ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 14, 1950