Image of a bust-length portrait of Union General Ulysses S. Grant surrounded by nine vignettes portraying scenes from throughout his military career (especially from the American Civil War); captions below each vignette. "Copyright 1885 by L. Prang & Co. Boston."--text, bottom left margin.
"Published by L. Prang & Co. Boston."--text, bottom right margin.
"Thulstrup. 85."--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom left of center image.
"Fort Donelson 1862. / The Battle of Shiloh 1862. / Drilling his Volunteers 1861. / The Siege of Vicksburg 1863. / In the tower at Chapultepee 1847. / The Battle of Chattanooga 1863. / Graduated at West Point 1843. / Gen. Scott presenting diplomas. / The Surrender of Gen. Lee 1865. / Commander-in-Chief 1864."--text, image captions.
This is a printer's proof. Four registration marks in margins and a color bar indicating sixteen ink hues along left edge.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 62.87 x 47.31 cm (24 3/4 x 18 5/8 in.)
Battlefields--Pictorial works Generals--United States--Pictorial works Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Pictorial works Horses--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (gmgpc) Proofs. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Louis Prang Archive Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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