[Christopher Columbus, bust portrait, facing right, in medallion] – Vintage Photo Print
![[Christopher Columbus, bust portrait, facing right, in medallion], Paris ; Washington : Published by W.H. Lowdermilk and V.G. Fisher c1892 (Paris) — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/36/368d1dab7905-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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of [Christopher Columbus, bust portrait, facing right, in medallion]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Christopher Columbus, bust portrait, facing right, in medallion]
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Rather than a full-length scene, this etching centers on a bust portrait of Christopher Columbus, facing right, set inside a medallion. Two smaller vignettes flank the portrait: one shows Columbus apparently demonstrating that the world is round to a group gathered around a table, and the other shows him at the Convent of La Rabida near Palos, Spain, where he is traditionally said to have sought support for his voyage. The print was published in Paris and Washington around 1892, the 400th anniversary of his first crossing, when commemorative images of Columbus were widely produced. The round-earth scene reflects a popular anecdote rather than a documented event, so it is best read as later storytelling about the explorer.
| Created / published | Paris ; Washington : Published by W.H. Lowdermilk and V.G. Fisher c1892 (Paris) |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | and in the image on the right |
| Notes | 11060 U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by Library staff. Library has four (4) impressions. DLC No. 1 has two remarques printed below image: In the image on the left, Columbus appears to be demonstrating that the world is round to a group of people standing around a table, and in the image on the right, he is depicted at the Convent of la Rabida. This print bears a copyright stamp in lower right. Imprint statement is printed at top. Printed in Paris. No. 2 has one remarque printed below image: In the image on the left, Columbus appears to be demonstrating that the world is round to a group of people standing around a table. Imprint statement is printed at top. Printed in Paris. Inscribed in ink: To the Hon. G.G. Hubbard with compliments of the publisher, V.G. Fisher. Signed in pencil F.Focillon" lower right. No. 3 has two remarques printed below image: In the image on the left |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,199 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162394 |
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