The Star Spangled Banner, National Song – Historic Reproduction
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This antique engraving of The Star Spangled Banner, National Song brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Star Spangled Banner, National Song
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The Star Spangled Banner, National Song is a hand-colored engraving that turns Francis Scott Key's 1814 verse into a visual anthem, with the flag and its stars given pride of place. The sheet was published in New York by William Dressler around 1861, the first year of the Civil War, when patriotic music and imagery circulated widely in print to rally support for the Union. Key wrote the lyrics after watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, and the song was not made the national anthem until 1931. Its appearance in a wartime print shows how closely the tune had become tied to American national feeling by the 1860s.
| Created / published | c. 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | engraving, hand colored |
| Notes | Published by William Dressler, New York |
| Original scan | 2,700 × 3,402 px · prints to 9 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216955 |
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