Martial Law (Order No. 11)
Artist
John Sartain
(American, 1808 - 1897)
Artist After
George Caleb Bingham
(American, 1811 - 1879)
Date1872
MediumEngraving with mezzotint
DimensionsPlate: 21 9/16 × 31 inches (54.76 × 78.74 cm)
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 34 5/8 inches (65.71 × 87.96 cm)
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 34 5/8 inches (65.71 × 87.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jones
Object numberF83-74
Signedbottom margin (in pencil): "G. C. Bingham"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionTitle, copyright, three lines of text; text of Order No. 11 in two columns, 21 lines. In front of house, left, figures atop porch, group of cavalrymen and soldiers besought by despairing citizenry; right, wagon train; lower right corner, black man, hands over face, and boy; sofa and table, center; smoke trails in the distance.
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