Robert Emmet--The Irish Patriot – Antique 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 Robert Emmet--The Irish Patriot in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Robert Emmet--The Irish Patriot
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Robert Emmet, the young Dublin-born republican who led a failed rising against British rule in Ireland in 1803, is the figure this lithograph celebrates under the title "The Irish Patriot." Published in Boston around 1872 by the firm of Haskell & Allen, the print reflects how Irish-American audiences of the later nineteenth century kept Emmet's memory alive. He was executed at age 25 after the uprising in Dublin collapsed, and his speech from the dock became one of the most quoted pieces of Irish nationalist rhetoric. Portraits like this one, sold as affordable prints, helped turn him into a symbol of sacrifice for Irish independence.
| Created / published | Boston : Haskell & Allen, c1872. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1870-1880.Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by Haskell & Allen. |
| Subjects | Emmet, Robert,--1778-1803. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,156 × 5,126 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-199375 |
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