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Salon de 1870 : les État-Unis d'Amerique
Title
Salon de 1870 : les État-Unis d'Amerique / tableau de M. Yvon ; A. Lamy ; Smeeton.
Publication
[Paris] : [J.J. Dubochet], [1870]
Physical Description
1 print : wood engraving ; 26.9 x 51 cm
Medium
paper
ink
wood cut making
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Folio 2019 266: On sheet 36.6 x 51.1 cm, mounted on sheet 26.7 x 51.1. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title from captions above and below image.
Detached from: L'Illustration (Paris: .J.J. Dubochet, 1843-1944), volume 55, January-June 1870, page [404]-[405]
Summary
Allegorical wood engraving after the painting "Génie de l'Amérique" by Aldophe Yvon; a symbolic procession celebrating the glory of the United States; image of George Washington in shadow, background, upper right; enslaved persons in lower right.
Variant and related titles
Génie de l'Amérique
Format
Images
Language
French
Added to Catalog
March 16, 2022
Subjects
Genre/Form
Wood engravings.
Allegorical prints.
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
France Paris.
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