Ehrgott & Forbriger Prints
-Portraits of Civil War Naval Officers-

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Perhaps in late 1861, but certainly by mid-1862, the Cincinnati lithographic firm of Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. began to issue a series of portraits of Civil War figures: politicians as well as military and naval officers. As discussed in Milt Kaplan's "Heads of States" (Winterthur Portfolio 6. Charlottesville, 1970 Pp. 135-150), prints of different figures share the same, or very similar backgrounds, with the identical horses, landscapes, troops, ships, desks, and so forth. We have recorded eight different naval figures sharing five distinct backgrounds.

• John Adolph Dahlgren. (1809-1870)
  • "Com. Dahlgreen./ U.S.N." Background N1.

• Samuel Francis Dupont. (1803-1865)
  • "S.F. Dupont,/ Adm. U.S.N." Background N4.

• David Glasgow Farragut. (1801-1870)
  • "Commodore Farragut/ U.S. Navy." Background N5.

• Andrew Hull Foote. (1806-1863)
  • "Commodore Foote,/ U.S.N." Background N1.

• Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough. (1805-1877)
  • "Louis M. Goldsborough/ Flag Officer U.S. Navy." Background N2.

• David Dixon Porter. (1813-1891)
  • "Admiral D. D. Porter/ U.S. Navy." Background N1.

• William David Porter. (1809-1864)
  • "Commodore W.D. Porter/ U.S. Navy" Background N1.

• John Lorimer Worden. (1818-1897)
  • "John L. Worden./ Commanding The Monitor." Background N3.
  • "John L. Worden./ Commanding The Montauk/ Capt. U.S. Navy." Background N3.
  Note: Worden commanded the Monitor in 1862, and then the Montauk from January to June 1863.

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