General Joseph Smith Addressing the Nauvoo Legion

by Robert Campbell

Dated 1845
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General Joseph Smith Addressing the Nauvoo Legion

by Robert Campbell

Medium

Watercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions

11.875 x 16.75 in

Copyright

public domain, courtesy of © By Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Date

1845

Citation

Robert Campbell, General Joseph Smith Addressing the Nauvoo Legion, 1845. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].

References

Literature:

  • Richard G. Oman and Robert O. Davis, Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1995).

  • Material Religion, 16 (no. 5).

Artist Information

Name: Campbell, Robert

Location(s): England, United States

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Figurative, Painting

Figures

Joseph Smith, soldier

Symbols

bayonet, building, cloud, field, road, soldier

Animals

horse

Additional Info

Commissioned Status

Commissioned by Philo Dibble

Current Location

Church History Museum

Exhibition History:
Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints