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Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs, 2 Jul 1810 - 15 Dec 1885  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 11 Feb 1812 - 4 Mar 1883  Search this
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889  Search this
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 28 May 1818 - 20 Feb 1893  Search this
David Emanuel Twiggs, 14 Feb 1790 - 15 Jul 1862  Search this
Francis Wilkinson Pickens, 1805 - 1869  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd, 01 Jun 1806 - 26 Aug 1863  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 30.6 × 22.1 cm (12 1/16 × 8 11/16")
Sheet: 45.6 × 34.3 cm (17 15/16 × 13 1/2")
Mat: 56.1 × 40.7 cm (22 1/16 × 16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1861
Exhibition Label:
To justify armed conflict with their fellow countrymen, printmakers in the North produced visual propaganda that vilified and dehumanized the South. This print features U.S. Army General Winfield Scott (1786–1866), a Virginia native who remained loyal to the Union, in the guise of the legendary hero Hercules, raising a club labeled “Liberty & Union” against a hydra labeled “Secession.” The seven heads of the mythical beast represent prominent Southern leaders, each labeled with his name and supposed crime. The print was published during the first months of the war and, significantly, does not include slavery among the South’s offenses.
There is some irony in pitting Scott against a serpentine creature. He was the architect of a military strategy that critics mocked as the “Anaconda Plan,” which called for surrounding and slowly starving Confederate forces of vital resources. Scott retired in November 1861, but his strategy endured, guiding the Union to victory.
Para justificar el conflicto armado ante sus compatriotas, las imprentas norteñas produjeron propaganda visual que denigraba y deshumanizaba al sur. Aquí aparece Winfield Scott (1786–1866), general del ejército de EE.UU. y nativo de Virginia que permaneció leal a la Unión, como el legendario héroe Hércules, levantando un garrote con la inscripción “Libertad y Unión” contra una hidra llamada “Secesión”. Las siete cabezas de la bestia mitológica representan a líderes sureños, identificados por nombre y presunto crimen. La estampa se publicó a inicios de la guerra y, curiosamente, no incluye la esclavitud entre los crímenes del sur.
Es un tanto irónico que Scott enfrente aquí a una serpiente. Él fue el arquitecto de una estrategia militar cuyos críticos apodaron el “Plan Anaconda”, que proponía rodear y poco a poco privar de recursos vitales a las fuerzas confederadas. Scott se retiró en noviembre de 1861, pero su estrategia continuó y llevó a la Unión a la victoria.
Topic:
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this
Weapon\Club  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Boots  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Mythical  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Male  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Literature\Writer  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Male  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Politics and Government\Governor\Virginia  Search this
David Emanuel Twiggs: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Male  Search this
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Literature\Writer  Search this
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this
Francis Wilkinson Pickens: Male  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Male  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Georgia  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Confederate Vice President  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Male  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\Statesman  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter  Search this
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\US Senator\Georgia  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.84.102
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e43929b2-fb0b-46f9-bae7-a061814db6ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.102