(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) STOWE HARRIET BEECHER Uncle Tom and

Sale 2308 - Lot 145

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 700

(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. Uncle Tom and Eva (Uncle Tom's Cabin, Chap. XXII.) Lithograph "Drawn on stone by R. J. Lane," 17 x 13 inches; several short tears to the margins and blank background with repairs. Blind stamp of the Ackermann Gallery in the bottom margin. Matted and framed. London: M. & N. Hanhart, (1853)

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Despite some condition problems, a very unusual version of an otherwise common image. Uncle Tom is well-dressed, his shoes well-shined; Eva sits at his side. Behind them is a palm tree and a lake or bay. This scene corresponds to the following passage in chapter 22 of the book: "Tom and Eve were seated on a little mossy seat in an arbor, at the foot of the garden. It was Sunday evening and Eva's Bible lay open on her knee. She read "And I see a sea of glass---mingled with fire." The English newsletter Publisher's Circular for January 1853 lists this work as follows: "Uncle Tom and Eva (vide Uncle Tom's Cabin Chap. XXII) Drawn on stone by R.J. Lane, from the original by C. S. L., available from Ackermann and Co. We were unable to locate another copy or determine who the original artist was.