Collections Online BETA
Search for photographs, three dimensional and archaeological objects, artwork, oral histories, moving images, maps, and more. For more resources, see the links below.
Collections Record
Colonel Josiah Snelling
Colonel Josiah Snelling
Titles: Colonel Josiah Snelling (Supplied title)
Description: Oil portrait of Colonel Josiah Snelling, circa 1818. Snelling served as commanding officer of Fort St. Anthony (later renamed Fort Snelling in his honor) from 1820-1827.
Dates
- Approximately 1818 (Creation)
Creation
- painter: Anonymous
- subject: Snelling, Colonel Josiah R.
Identifiers
- Accession Number: AV1988.45.23
- Negative Number: 82730
Credit: Gift of Mrs. L. W. Hall and Marion Snelling Hall.
Holding Type: Art
Quantity: 1 painting
Format
- Content Category: paintings
- Medium/Materials: oil
- Colorization: color
- Physical Support: canvas
Measurements
- 35 inches height (frame)
- 30 inches width (frame)
Subjects
Locations
- Name: Fort Snelling Commandant's House (Building #1), Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
How can we help?
- Help / About Collections Online
- Learn about the Collections
- Contact the Gale Family Library for help with research, orders, and use/licensing
Colonel Josiah Snelling