Our generals / J.H. Bufford's, lith., Boston. – Vintage Print
(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 rare antique lithograph captures Our generals / J.H. Bufford's, lith., Boston. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Our generals / J.H. Bufford's, lith., Boston.
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Published in Boston around 1862, this lithograph carries the plain title "Our generals" and came from the shop of J.H. Bufford, a well-known Boston lithographer. It belongs to a wave of Civil War prints that offered portraits of Union commanders to a public eager to put faces to the names in the newspapers. Lithography made such multi-figure images affordable to reproduce, so prints like this one circulated widely in homes and shops during the war's early years. Its focus on the Union high command as a group makes it a useful record of how the public was first introduced to its leaders.
| Created / published | Boston : Published by J.H. Bufford, c1862. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Generals--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,296 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-177753 |
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