Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 414

Price Realized: $ 270
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(PRESIDENTS--1840.) Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Hand-colored lithograph, 14 x 10 inches; dampstained and deeply toned, minor edge wear. (JMR) New York: H.R. Robinson, circa 1840

Additional Details

This image appears to be unrecorded and possibly unique. The composition, with Harrison on his white horse, is similar but distinct from the better-known Currier print. This one is rendered as an action scene, with Harrison brandishing his sword as his horse races down a trail.