Majr. Genl. George G. Meade, at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3d. 1863 – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Majr. Genl. George G. Meade, at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3d. 1863, preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Majr. Genl. George G. Meade, at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3d. 1863
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Its title places George G. Meade at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, the afternoon of Pickett's Charge, which sets this portrait apart from studio likenesses of generals. Meade had taken command of the Army of the Potomac only days earlier, on June 28, and his defense of Cemetery Ridge that afternoon helped decide the battle. Currier & Ives issued the print in New York the same year, when the northern public eagerly bought images of its commanders and victories. Today it works both as a likeness of Meade and as a record of how the war was presented to civilians while it was still being fought.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, 1863. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4266. |
| Subjects | Meade, George Gordon,--1815-1872--Military service. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,485 × 1,875 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-178956 |
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