View of Ex-Governor Wise's Residence Near Norfolk, Virginia
Artist
J. R. Hamilton
(American)
CultureAmerican
DateJanuary 6, 1866
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 x 16 1/16 in. (26.7 x 40.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Henry B. Caldwell
Object number61.40.14A
Not on view
DescriptionHand colored wood cut of a sketch of ex-Governor Henry A. Wise's house. He lived at Rolleston near Newtown, which was between Norfolk and Kempsville on the Elizabeth River. (Rolleston was at one time a Mosley estate, and was raided during the Civil War and burned.)Published ReferencesPublished in HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 6, 1866 (This may be included in a group of bound HARPER'S WEEKLYs that the Museum owns.); Illustrated in "Old Virginia Homes" by Lancaster and "End of an Era" by Jerimey C. Wise, son of Gov. Wise.
