The martyrs of Ireland / L. Gray des. & lith. – 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 martyrs of Ireland / L. Gray des. & lith.
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Three Fenian men hanged in Manchester, England, in November 1867 are the focus of this lithograph, which the record ties to the "Manchester Martyrs." They were executed for the death of a police sergeant during an attempt to free prisoners. Shamrocks around the group mark the subject as Irish, and the New York imprint shows how strongly the case resonated with Irish communities in America. Lucian Gray's print, issued around 1869, belongs to a wave of Irish-American imagery that cast the executed men as emblems of national sacrifice.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Published by J. Walsh & Co., 37 Spring St., c1869 (N.Y. : Printed by Chas. Harl, 99 Fulton St.) |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1870.Group portraits 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. Entered according to Act of Congress in 1869 by Lucian Gray, in the Office of the Clerk of the Southn. Dist. of N.Y. |
| Subjects | Martyrs--Irish--England--Manchester--1860-1870. Shamrocks--1860-1870. Fenians--England--Manchester--1860-1870. Ireland--History. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,931 × 6,128 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225465 |
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