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WILLIAM MOORE DAVIS - JEFFERSON DAVIS, THE FORLORN CAVALIER

Creator: William Moore Davis - American Civil War
Offered by: Arader Galleries

Description
William Moore Davis (American, 1829-1920)
Jefferson Davis, The Forlorn Cavalier
c. 1864
Signed lower right "W.M. Davis 1864"
Oil on canvas
15 x 17 1/8" (canvas), 23 ¾ x 25 ¾" (frame)
Period gilt wood frame and composition frame.

William Moore Davis, no relation to the president of the Confederate States, found fame in New York by painting Civil War subjects. His most famous image was of Jefferson Davis, painted in 1862, and was widely distributed in printed form. This image of Davis on horseback shows him in a planter's hat, grey uniform, carrying a version of the Confederate Flag, against a backdrop of the war ravaged landscape.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1864
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	582360

Dimensions

W.	15 in;	H.	17 in;
W.	38.1 cm;	H.	43.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

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