Provision train / Painted by Imogene Robinson; Engraved by C. Tomkins. – 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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Provision train / Painted by Imogene Robinson; Engraved by C. Tomkins. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Provision train / Painted by Imogene Robinson; Engraved by C. Tomkins.
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A provision train, the wagons that carried food and supplies to troops, is the subject of this engraving. Such supply columns were the lifeline of George Washington's Continental Army, which often struggled to keep its soldiers fed and equipped during the Revolutionary War, so the scene points to the logistics behind the fighting rather than to battles. Made around 1877, the print reproduces a painting by Imogene Robinson, engraved by C. Tomkins, a method that let painted scenes reach a wide audience before photographic reproduction became common.
| Created / published | c1877. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | H4922 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Military service. Wagon trains--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military personnel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,007 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110164 |
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