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The image shows a clearing with several pieces of artillery, including cannons and wheeled guns, arranged in a semi-circle facing a wide river. The horizon is in the middle distance, where the river meets wooded hills. Trees are scattered throughout the scene, framing the clearing. The photograph is in sepia tones, with a clear sky.
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The image shows a clearing with several pieces of artillery, including cannons and wheeled guns, arranged in a semi-circle facing a wide river. The horizon is in the middle distance, where the river meets wooded hills. Trees are scattered throughout the scene, framing the clearing. The photograph is in sepia tones, with a clear sky.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Battery Knox

George K. Warren

Date
c. 1870
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 5 11/16 x 7 13/16 in. (14.4 x 19.8 cm), oval mount: 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25 x 35 cm)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2007.78.1
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Landscape
  • United States
  • landscape
  • Trees
  • Military
  • military
  • Cannon
  • West Point
Provenance

(Lee Gallery), Winchester, Massachusetts; (Charles Isaacs Photographs), New York, New York; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Inscription

Vertical along upper left edge of lithographed frame printed in white: Warren Phot.; vertical just outside lower right edge of lithographed frame in graphite: Battery Knox.

NGA object ID 138669. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.