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'General Reynolds - Day 1, Gettysburg' in Oil

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:625.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
'General Reynolds - Day 1, Gettysburg' in Oil
<B>"General Reynolds - Day 1, Gettysburg" - An Oil Painting by Richard Headley.</B></I> This 40" x 30" oil on canvas painting, signed lower right 'R. Headley, 1996' depicts the death of Union General John Fulton Reynolds on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. An 1841 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Reynolds fought in the Mexican War and in Indian fighting after which he was commandant of cadets at West Point when the Civil War broke out. He fought at Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill before being captured at Glendale and later exchanged. <BR><BR>He was in command of I Corps positioning his troops when he fell mortally wounded, purportedly from a sniper's bullet. This vivid oil painting by a living California artist captures the instant that General Reynolds was struck and killed in the field. With cannon shot bursting in the air behind him, he is thrust from his saddle, his white horse startled. The gold colors of his frock coat buttons and general's star and trim at the saddle blanket are in contrast to the blue coat and white horse and serve to make this painting an attractive one, even though it captures the horrors of war. It is nicely framed in a 3/4" wooden frame.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - without Glass, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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