The Old Westover House
1869 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts the historic Westover Plantation in Virginia during the American Civil War, showing Union soldiers encamped on the grounds. The structure exhibits classic Georgian colonial architecture with some signs of wartime damage.
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Edward Lamson Henry was well-regarded for his meticulous attention to historical detail, often traveling to sites to sketch them from life. Westover Plantation, the ancestral home of the Byrd family, served as a notable headquarters during the Civil War, and Henry's work captures the juxtaposition of grand colonial architecture against the stark realities of a military occupation.
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The Old Westover House
Edward Henry, 1869
