Dream of a Secessionist.--Washington and Valley Forge.
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Status
Not on viewDate1861
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Engraver
Unknown
Publisher/Publishing house
Harper and Brothers
(American, active 1833 - 1962)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; woodcut engraving
DimensionsOverall: 16 in. x 22 7/8 in. (40.64 cm x 58.1 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberPrint-5042/RP-774
DescriptionThis print is an allegory rendered at the outset of the Civil War. It shows a sleeping seccesionist visited by a dream of George Washington at Valley Forge. MarkingsPrinted in ink above the image (left to right): "72", "Harper's Weekly.", "73".
Printed in ink on a banner within the image, on the right edge: "Map of Jersey / Trenton / Valley Forge".
Printed in ink on a sheet of paper within the image: "Act of Secessi".
Printed in ink below the image:"Dream of a Secessionist.--Washington and Valley Forge.".
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c. 1866
c. 1850-1860