Painting a soldier uniform study of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth in Acrylic Gouache

In this video Historical Artist Mark Maritato works on a military uniform study painting of Civil War Colonel Elmer Ephram Ellsworth. Ellsworth was the commander of the 11th New York Fire Zouaves who was killed in may of 1861 while attempting to remove a large rebel flag from the roof of the Marshall House Inn, located in Alexandria, Virginia. Ellsworth was a close friend to Abraham Lincoln and his death during the early days of the war would inspire pro-Union fervor in the North to avenge his death. This soldier uniform study is a reconstruction based on historical research of Ellsworth’s uniform, equipment and appearance on the day he was killed. The painting is done in Acrylic Gouache (Also known as Acryla-Gouache) on Bristol.

HISTORY
For more information on Elmer Ellsworth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_E._Ellsworth

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