The Seventy-Ninth Regiment (Highlanders) New York State Militia
1861
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1861
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The painting shows a group of soldiers in uniform. They are standing in a line, looking serious. The soldiers are from the Seventy-Ninth Regiment, a militia group from New York. This painting is interesting because it was made during the American Civil War. The artist was trying to show what soldiers looked like during this time. To learn more about this style, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
