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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Louis Eichelberger Johnson
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Carl Bersch (1834-1914)
Louis Eichelberger Johnson 1861
Oil on canvas
22 x 14 7/8 in.(55.9 x 37.8 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1937-6-1
  About the Artist
  Artist: Carl Bersch (1834-1914)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: Full-length portrait shows Louis Eichelberger Johnson: standing man in Confederate uniform, wearing epaulettes and red sash, and holding sword.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1836-1905
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Signature, lower right: "Bersch". Lower left, in white paint: "Maj. Louis E. Johnson / Paymaster USA / 1861"
 
 
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