Study for "Marion and His Men in the Swamp"
Oil on canvas
10 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches
Circa 1865
In this moonlit scene, Revolutionary American General Francis Marion—popularly known as the "Swamp Fox" for his novel guerilla tactics—encamps with his men like Robin Hood hiding in Sherwood. In this moment of respite, with Spanish moss framing the camp entrance like gossamer curtains, Marion and his bedraggled troops take time out to regroup, relax, and reaffirm camaraderie.
As published in: Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South from the Johnson Collection
As exhibited in:
Legend: Francis Marion in the Pee Dee, 2023, Florence County Museum, Florence, South Carolina
Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South, 2013–2016, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama; Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia; Greenville County Museum of Art, South Carolina; Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, North Carolina; Columbus Museum of Art, Georgia; Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee
Carolina Collects, 2008, Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina
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