Title

A Council of War In 1861

Creator

Henry Bryan Hall
George Edward Perine

Files

Creator Role

painter engraver engraver

Description

Engraving, pub. in 1866: "A Council of War In 1861." Depicts A. Lincoln with generals and cabinet members; Painted by H.B. Hall, engraved by H.B. Hall and G.E. Perine. Pub. by George E. Perine, N.Y.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

1866

Latest

1866

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1866

Time Period

1860-1869

Measurement

20 X 26 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

centered under engraving: PAINTED BY H.B. HALL. / Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1866 by Geo. E. Perine in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of New York. / ENGD. BY H.B. HALL & G.E. PERINE. / Abraham Lincoln. / Wm. H. Seward. / Winfield Scott. / Simon Cameron. / Geo. B. McClellan. / Benj. F. Butler. / John E. Wool. / Robt. Anderson. / John C. Fremont. / John A. Dix. / A COUNCIL OF WAR IN '61. / AT THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE WASHINGTON D.C. _ PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET IN COUNCIL WITH LIEUT. GEN. SCOTT AND PROMINENT OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. / PUBLISHED BY GEORGE E. PERINE, 66 & 68 READE ST. NEW YORK.

Subjects

Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871; Butler, Benjamin, 1818-1893; Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889; Dix, John Adam, 1798-1879; Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866; Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872; Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869

Work Type

Engraving

Class

print

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

104

Digital ID

FVW_00104

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.