(PRESIDENTS 1839) Thomas Moores Lithography Independence De

Sale 2223 - Lot 179

Price Realized: $ 600

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Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300

(PRESIDENTS--1839.) Thomas Moore's Lithography. Independence Declared 1776. The Union Must Be Preserved. Lithograph, 25 1/2 x 19 inches; toned, creased, minor dampstaining, short edge tears, and edge wear; inked catalogue numbers on verso, one bleeding through to the upper margin recto. Boston: Joseph A. Arnold, 1839

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"A remarkably good and interesting historical extravaganza, and the only one of the kind from Moore that I have seen"--Peters, America on Stone, page 288. The first 8 presidents through Van Buren are depicted. The caption elaborates: "The View is that of the Battle of Bunker Hill, from Chelsea, with Boston seen in the distance. The main subject being General Washington surrounded by one Representative from each of the thirteen States. The National Flag of 1776 . . . is on the right, while the present one is seen on the left hand." Reilly, 1839-15, no prior auction records found.