Major General David Sloan Stanley

James Edward Kelly's portrait sketch depicts Major General David Sloan Stanley in military dress uniform, rendered in Kelly's characteristic pen-and-ink style with careful cross-hatching. The profile view emphasizes Stanley's distinctive long beard and sharp features, while his uniform details—including brass buttons, insignia, and medals—are rendered with precise linework. Kelly, a prolific New York–based illustrator, was known for documentary-style military and historical portraiture that appeared regularly in newspapers and periodicals during the late nineteenth century. This sketch exemplifies the rapid, economical drawing techniques that newspaper artists employed to capture subjects for reproduction in print media.