Apr 15, 2021 - Sale 2564

Sale 2564 - Lot 87

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(WAR OF 1812.) Cornelius Tiebout, engraver; after Thomas Birch This Representation of the U.S. Frigate Constitution . . . Capturing His Britannic Majesty's Frigate Guerriere . . . is Respectfully Inscribed to Capt. Isaac Hull, His Officers, and Gallant Crew. Engraving, 21 x 28 inches; skillfully repaired tears, minor edge wear, laid down on rice paper. [Philadelphia]: James Webster, 1813

Additional Details

An early depiction of the 19 August 1812 American naval victory. Embellished with a vignette medallion portrait of Captain Hull in the caption area. American Battle Art 34; Stauffer 3206. Provenance: Philadelphia Print Shop.