The Blessings of Victory - Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly

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Sale 481: Rare Americana, Travel & Exploration with Manuscript Material, Maps & Ephemera (#481) 06/07/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #69The Blessings of Victory - Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly

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Sale 481: Rare Americana, Travel & Exploration with Manuscript Material, Maps & Ephemera (#481) 06/07/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 06/07/2012 11:00 AM PDT

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(Civil War)

Title:

The Blessings of Victory - Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly

Author:

Nast, Thomas

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Harper's Weekly

Date Published:

1864

Description:

Wood engraving, framed. Sight size 20½x13½”, overall 29¼x22¼".

Allegorical image, titled “The Blessings Of Victory. Central illustration of female figures representing Victory and Peace, surrounded with circular pictorial vignettes of Prisoners of War, Veterans Welcome, The Traitors, and No More Slavery. Published in the September 24, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly. Provenance: The Calvin P. Otto Collection.

Condition:

The attractive and displayable piece appears in fine condition, although not examined out of frame.

Item#:

227227

Headline:

Thomas Nast engraving Blessings of Victory
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