Fate directs the faltering footsteps of Columbus / Painting by Alfred Dehodencq. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Fate directs the faltering footsteps of Columbus / Painting by Alfred Dehodencq. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A color halftone reproduction of a painting by the French artist Alfred Dehodencq, the 19th-century painter known for historical and Spanish subjects, shows Christopher Columbus in a moment of weariness and uncertainty. Its title, *Fate Directs the Faltering Footsteps of Columbus*, points to the explorer's later years, when he struggled against doubt, poverty, and the Spanish court's shifting favor. The print was first published in a 1928 National Geographic Society supplement, using a painting lent by Mrs. Benjamin Thaw of Paris. That early color printing process, which broke an image into tiny dots, was a major step in bringing fine-art images to magazine readers.
| Created / published | c1928. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Paintings 1840-1890 Reproductions.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Copyright National Geographic Society Supplement, 1928. First reproduction, through the courtesy of Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, Paris. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,283 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-181350 |
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