Portrait of Elizabeth Schultz
Portrait of Elizabeth Schultz
Portrait of Elizabeth Schultz

Portrait of Elizabeth Schultz

Object number2012.68.2 a,b
Date1885
MediumPastel on paper
Credit LineGift of Twila R. Schultz Naggy and Family
DescriptionPastel of a young woman, seated, wearing a dress. Wooden frame, painted gold.Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Handwriting on back in blue: "30250".
Historical NotesPastel portrait of Elizabeth Schultz, wife of William Schultz. William Schultz was born in Prussia, it is not known what year his parents emigrated. He enlisted in 1861 and was discharged in 1864 at the age of 18. He was wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. After this he transferred to the Invalid Corps and spent the remainder of the war in Washington, D.C.
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