Posted on May 25, 2011 by Robert Moore
Just stumbled across this on the Web today, and found it so interesting that I just wanted to share.
First, note who is providing the Union soldiers with a drink. Second, I wonder, is that the Blue Ridge in the background? Wonder if this is an image from Johnson’s experiences east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Virginia. Enjoy…
[...] on the run were taken in. With this in mind I came across an Eastman Johnson over at Robert Moore (here). Mr. Moore proposed two questions, “First, note who is providing the Union soldiers with a [...]
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Craig Swain
May 29, 2011
If your reasoning is correct, the painting might be set in the Loudoun Valley.
Robert Moore
May 29, 2011
It could, indeed.
Robert Moore
May 29, 2011
I’m trying to get a better grasp on Johnson’s time in Virginia. The big item on the radar is the piece showing runaway slaves, and that was around Manassas. To me, this pic gives me a sense of the Culpeper area. I don’t know, however, if he made it down that way. Could even be a scene from the western reaches of Prince William Co…. Brentsville and around that area.