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A spectral looking figure stalked from out the darkness / E. Boyd Smith. – Antique Wall Art

A spectral looking figure stalked from out the darkness / E. Boyd Smith., Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. — historic print
A spectral looking figure stalked from out the darkness / E. Boyd Smith., Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Cooper's 1826 novel is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War, and its frontier scout Natty Bumppo, called Hawkeye, is the kind of figure this frontispiece is meant to evoke. The caption, taken from the story, describes a shadowy man emerging from the forest, a fitting image for a character whose skill at tracking and silent movement made him central to the tale. Illustrator E. Boyd Smith made this photogravure for Houghton, Mifflin and Company's 1899 edition, one of many turn-of-the-century printings that paired Cooper's romances with new pictures. The plate shows how illustrators of the period drew on the wilderness and frontier guide as an enduring symbol of early American adventure.

Created / publishedBoston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899.
Medium1 photomechanical print : photogravure.
GenreBook illustrations 1890-1900.Frontispieces 1890-1900.Photogravures 1890-1900.
NotesIllus. in: The last of the Mohicans / James Fenimore Cooper. Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899, frontispiece.
SubjectsGuides & scouts--1750-1760.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,232 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-188813

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