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Sir Peter Warren – Vintage Wall Art

Sir Peter Warren, 1887 — antique engraving
Sir Peter Warren, 1887. Antique engraving 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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This rare antique engraving captures Sir Peter Warren in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Sir Peter Warren's name is tied to the memorial tradition, since the record files this wood engraving under sculpture and monuments, suggesting it shows a commemorative work rather than a living sitter. Warren was a British naval officer who served in North American waters during the War of the Austrian Succession, took part in the 1745 capture of Louisbourg, and was knighted in 1747 after his fleet's action off Cape Finisterre. He died in New York in 1752, and his sizable American holdings and family ties kept his name current there. Harper's Monthly printed the engraving in 1887, when illustrated magazines often reproduced old monuments and portraits of colonial-era figures.

Created / published1887
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
SubjectsIllus. in: Harper's Monthly, v. 76 (1887), p. 306. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Sculpture--Misc.; BI; Shelf; Memorials and monu. Sources checked and other information on verso of card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,140 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146886

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