Defiance: Inviting a Shot Before Petersburg
Date1864
Object PlaceUnited States, North America
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions18 × 12 inches (45.72 × 30.48 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Dexter M. Ferry, Jr.
Object number51.66
DescriptionWar scene on a desolate flat field with many tree stumps. In the center, a man stands on a mound of dirt and looks out towards a distant troop at left. Behind him, a troop of armed men in a trench.On View
On view
1848
15th Century
c. 1649
c. 1665
1927
1500/1550
c. 1640
16th Century
c. 1900