The battle of Gettysburg / P.F. Rothermel 1870 ; P.F. Rothermel pinx. ; John Sartain sculp. – Antique 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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The battle of Gettysburg / P.F. Rothermel 1870 ; P.F. Rothermel pinx. ; John Sartain sculp. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 battle of Gettysburg / P.F. Rothermel 1870 ; P.F. Rothermel pinx. ; John Sartain sculp.
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Peter Frederick Rothermel's large canvas of the Battle of Gettysburg was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and this engraving by John Sartain reproduces that painting for wider circulation. The original work was painted under an award from a commission appointed by the state legislature, which set out to commemorate the fighting of July 1863 on Pennsylvania soil. Sartain was among the leading American engravers of his day, and the print was copyrighted in 1872 under the name of the painter, the detail that marks it as a reproduction of the 1870 picture rather than an original image of the battle.
| Created / published | c1872. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Paintings 1870 Reproductions 1870-1880.Proofs 1870-1880.Engravings 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Title from item. Caption continues: From the original picture painted for the State of Pennsylvania under award of Commission appointed by the legislature. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1872 by P.F. Rothermel in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Library has two impressions: one filed in (D size) and the proof, without a title or copyright statement, in (E size). |
| Subjects | Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Campaigns & battles--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 848 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109126 |
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