1861 Civil War Engraving Print Blenkers Brigade Centreville Harpers Weekly Old
This authentic 162+ year old antique engraving is titled Blenker's Brigade Covering the Retreat Near Centreville,
published in Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War in 1866.
This
ORIGINAL print is 11 x 16 inches with very generous margins. (HW00044) 8/23
Condition: Very good. Light foxing around the edges
due to aging. Top edge has a few very small, closed tears within the
margin. Very nice print for framing.
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Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912, published over 75,000 illustrations, portraits and cartoons, featuring
drawings by Frederic Remington, Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast to name a
few. It was the most significant newspaper printed during the Civil
War, featuring in-depth stories on the events and people of the war.
Harper's Weekly was famous for its incredibly stunning illustrations,
chronicling the War as it evolved. Serious students of the Civil War
use Harper's as a definitive source for research and documentation.
So
much original Civil War memorabilia is disappearing as collectors are
acquiring the last of a limited supply. Authentic antique prints like
the one offered for auction are becoming scare. Framed, these historic
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