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General John Geary, (painting). Artist:  Boundy, J. W., painter. Title:  General John Geary, (painting). Dates:  1867. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  70 1/2 x 56 7/8 in. Inscription:  (On back, lower right, in red oil paint:) J.W. Boundy Dec. 1867 signed Description:  "Painting depicts Geary astride his horse during battle. He is holding the reins in his left hand and his right arm is raised. He is holding his hat in his right hand. He is looking to the left. His horse has one leg raised depicting movement. Man and horse dominate the center of the scene. In background mounted men on horses can be seen through a haze. In far right background a soldier turns toward the infantry to lead them to battle." Subject:  Portrait male -- Geary, John Occupation -- Political -- Governor Equestrian Landscape Architecture exterior -- Military -- Battlefield Figure group Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, State Museum of Pennsylvania, P. O. Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Stark, Rex, 49 Wethersfield Road, Bellingham, Massachusetts 02019 Remarks:  John Geary went on to become Governor of Pennsylvania. References:  State Museum of Pennsylvania, 2009. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 45190231   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 45190231 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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