Title

Holding the Line

Creator

Gilbert Gaul

Files

Creator Role

painter

Description

This black and white print depicts a battle scene. In the foreground, there is a a stream with soldiers standing in assorted fighting poses. At the image's left, a solider stands aiming a firearm, while another leans back in midair. Other soldiers appear in different positions aiming firearms. In the background, soldiers appear to be headed toward the battle. This piece appears to be a lithographic reproduction of Gaul's original oil painting, The Skirmish Line.

Description Source

Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/90713267/ (accessed on February 17, 2020).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

3 3/4 X 5 7/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); lithography; reproduction (copying)

Inscription

recto, bottom center: Holding the Line

Subjects

Campaigns & battles--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--1860-1870; Gaul, Gilbert William, -- 1855-1919; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Realism in art -- United States -- Exhibitions

Work Type

lithograph--reproduction (derivative object)

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

1361

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.