USS Colorado Crew Boston - Gulf Blockading Squadron Orig Winslow Homer 1861

Description

Antique Print Description
Details:
Title:
Crew of the United States Steam-Sloop "Colorado" Shipped at Boston, June 1861
Type:
Original Antique Wood Engraved Print
Publication:
Harper's Weekly Newspaper
Date:
July 1861
Artist:
Winslow Homer (signed "Homer" in the plate)
Grade:
Good, general age related toning and several spots.
Size:
Image size 9 1/8 x 13 3/4" on full dated page.
Item Description:
Offered here is an original antique wood engraved print by Winslow Homer published in Harper's Weekly Newspaper (1861). Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) was an American landscape painter and print maker. In his earlier years, he produced 220 magazine engravings of the American scene from 1857 to 1875. The print measures 9 1/8" x 13 3/4" with wide margins, perfect for framing. At nearly a hundred fifty years old, this engaging original print is highly displayable. Antiqueprintopia only sells original antique prints and they always come with a
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The Harper's Weekly description of the print reads: "The reader will find a truthful picture of the crew of the United States steam-frigate Colorado, which has lately sailed from Boston to join the blockading fleet. The men were all recruited and shipped at Boston, and we understand that an unusual proportion of them are Americans. Their physique goes to show that the race has not degenerated in that part of the country, and that when occasion offers they will do full justice to the reputation which our gallant tars have won in many a fight and on many a sea."
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