April 17, 2024
WILLIAM WAUD 1830-1878 ILLUSTRATOR WATER COLOR ORIGINAL WITH GILT FRAME WALNUT
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Wonderful all original water color by William Waud 1830-1878 signed lower right. This is not a reproduction. Oval art work 8 by 6 inches, estate find! In vintage period frame that is walnut with beautiful wide 22kt gilt liner and 22kt gilt oval insert.....frame has some wear typical of age and the art itself is near mint condition!!.great history as a civil war illustrator....free shipping........Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with� Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning.� Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also recorded the bombardment of Fort Sumter, making it a scoop for� Leslie's. After the war officially started, he was confined to the activities of the Union troops. He accompanied Admiral Farragut's fleet in the expedition against New Orleans.In 1864, he left� Leslie's� and joined� Harper's� where assignments included General Sherman's invasion of the Carolinas and the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865. He followed the funeral train, reporting at
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