[The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Company lith., Buffalo and Chicago. – Historic Print
![[The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Company lith., Buffalo and Chicago., c1877. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/14/147d7b8f5702-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of [The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Company lith., Buffalo and Chicago. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Company lith., Buffalo and Chicago.
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Horse theft was one of the most serious crimes on the American frontier, since a horse could mean a rancher's livelihood or a traveler's way out of a remote area. This chromolithograph shows a courtroom scene from that world, with the accused thief's trial as its focus. The print was made around 1877 by Clay, Cosack & Company, a lithography firm in Buffalo and Chicago, from a design by John Mulvany, an artist known for sporting and frontier subjects. Chromolithographs like this one were built from many stone impressions printed in layers of color, which made them affordable for mass sale and gave everyday Americans a popular view of the West.
| Created / published | c1877. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by J.F. Carr and C.W. Green. |
| Subjects | Judicial proceedings--1870-1880. Criminals--1870-1880. Frontier & pioneer life--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128831 |
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