Front:
"The Artilleryman"
From original painting by W. L. Sheppard, Courtesy of Confederate Museum
Back:
"There are three originals of this series, now on display in the
Confederate Museum at Richmond, Va. These outstanding Civil
War, water color paintings are by William Ludwell Sheppard
(1833-1912) distinguished illustrator, portrait and landscape artist
of the period.
Mr. Sheppard studied in Richmond under the famous Colonel
Crozet. He was in New York when the war began but returned
to Richmond immediately to serve with the Confederate
Army. Enlisting as a private he soon was promoted to second
Lieutenant in the famed Richmond Howitzers. Later he was
appointed assistant Engineer under the renowned Colonel Rives,
Confederate Army Engineer.
After the war Mr. Sheppard studied in Paris under Paul Soyer.
His illustrations and paintings are among the finest and most
authentic pictorial records of the era."
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