New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Transports Embarking Troops at Alexandria, Virginia

Artist Alfred R. Waud (American, 1828-1891)

Publisher Harper's Weekly (American, 1825-1916)

CultureAmerican

DateApril 19, 1862

MediumPaper | Ink

DimensionsOverall: 16 x 11 1/8 in. (40.6 x 28.3 cm)

InscribedCity of Norfolk, Virginia

Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA

Object number65.11.3A

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DescriptionThis is a Harper's Weekly excerpt. This is four pages from the weekly newspaper. On page 244: the top, in black ink " Transports Embarking Troops at Alexandria, Virginia - Sketched by Mr. A. R. Waud" and the bottom, in black ink: "City of Norfolk, Virginia".

Label TextPublished by Harper's Weekly, Artwork by Alfred R. Waud Transports Embarking Troops at Alexandria, Virginia, April 19, 1862 Ink and paper, framed 20 x 24 inches Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 65.11.3A Exhibition History"Picturing the Civil War," Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, VA, June 8 - August 4, 2013.