Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson and His Family ("Stonewall Jackson")
Medium
Mezzotint, etching and stipple on chine collé
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 × 19 1/16 in. (35.2 × 48.4 cm) Sheet: 18 15/16 × 23 5/8 in. (48.1 × 60 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1971
Accession Number
1971.564.251
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 1866 print presents Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson seated with his wife and young daughter, offering a rare domestic glimpse of a celebrated Civil War figure who had died three years earlier. Created in the immediate postwar years, the image helped shape public memory of Jackson as both a military hero and a family man, reflecting the era’s desire to humanize larger-than-life leaders through affordable printed portraits. Executed in mezzotint, etching, and stipple on chine collé, the work combines rich velvety tones with precise line work, techniques prized for...