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          William Sheppard () was born in a small Gloucestershire village on the Severn estuary, where he spent much of his life as country.

        1. For example, Sheppard marketed a set of chromolithographs of Confederate soldiers, including an infantryman, an artillery captain, and a cavalryman (fig.
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        3. William Ludwell Sheppard () was an important illustrator of the post-Civil War period.
        4. This work is attributed to Richmond artist William Ludwell Sheppard, a one-time slave owner whose apologist visual material gained widespread exposure after the.



          5. Introduction

          Born in Richmond, Virginia, American artist William Sheppard was variously a watercolorist, illustrator, teacher, and painter. He first made his mark in commercial art as the designer of tobacco labels.

          His artistic preparation was extensive: New York City, Paris before , and London and Paris after the American Civil War (). When the Civil War broke out he was at twenty-seven a dedicated supporter of the South; he joined the Richmond Howitzers in the Army of Northern Virginia, and eventually reached an officer’s rank in the engineering corps.

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          During the four years of war service he spent most of his spare time drawing and painting his fellow soldiers. He thus provided valuable visual records of the American Civil War from the perspective of a Southerner.

          After the armistice of , the former Lieutenant pursued a career in painting and book illustration, and even earned commissions as a sculptor.

          His most significant periodical illustration is a humorous childhood piec