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U.S.S KEARSARGE LTS WHEELER & SMITH INK DRAWING

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U.S.S KEARSARGE LTS WHEELER & SMITH INK DRAWING
<B>U.S.S </B></I><B><I>KEARSARGE </B></I></B></I><B> LIEUTENANTS WHEELER AND SMITH INK DRAWING FROM LIFE</B></I>. “<I>Lieut Wheeler, Lieut Smith Maitres Canonniers du Kearsarge</B></I>”, 5” x 7.25” sight size, matted to 10.75” x 14” overall, signed “<I>Galland</B></I>” and inscribed “<I>Cherbourg 24 Julliet 1864</B></I>”. The artist here refers to these officers as gunners, however James R. Wheeler was Acting Master and Sidney L. Smith was an Assistant Engineer. Both subjects are wearing U.S. Navy uniforms as they stand on a Cherbourg dock.<BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>Kennedy Galleries, New York; The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I><BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><B>Condition: </B></I> In excellent condition and ready to frame.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)