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Basic ID	Oil painting, Death of E. E. Ellsworth, 1862. Oil on canvas. Alonzo Chappel, United States. Chicago History Museum Collection. 1920.1038
Title	Death of E. E. Ellsworth
Artists/Makers	Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (artist)
Place of Origin	United States
Date	1862
Physical Description	Oil on canvas.
Materials/Techniques	oil paint (paint) canvas painting (image-making)
Dimensions	Unframed Height: (24.5 in); Unframed Width: (20 in); Framed Dimensions: Framed Height: (30.25 in); Framed Width: (26 in)
Object History	In 1861, he was appointed Colonel of a regiment of Zouaves and was shot by the proprietor of a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia while tearing down a Confederate flag from the hotel.
Subject Description	The composition shows Ellsworth on the stairway with Confederate flag being shot by the proprietor of the hotel. Three other figures and one obscure figure appear on the stairway.
Classification	visual works (works)
Categories	paintings (visual works)
Object Types	oil paintings (visual works)
Related Persons	Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim, 1837-1861
Related Terms	Civil War, 1861-1865 civil wars
Credit Line	Purchased by the Society
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Copyright Notice	No known copyright restrictions.
Object Number	1920.1038
Image File Name	ICHi-65208;
Language	English
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
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