Spirit of the North. 1861.
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Spirit of the North. 1861.
A very young Zouave soldier flies the Union flag amidst a violent battlefield scene. The French/North African light infantry regiments inspired American Zouave regiments on both sides of the Civil War; the Union army had more than seventy volunteer Zouave regiments, and the Confederates fielded about twenty-five Zouave companies. The text at bottom here reads: “The flag of our Union forever.” The Sarony, Major & Knapp firm, located at 449 Broadway, were “key New York lithographers during their half century of operation. They began to produce color lithography in the 1840s and were probably the largest American producer of colored sheet music covers from the 1840s to the early 1870s” (Color Explosion, p. 133). Rare!
Size: 15 1/2 x 23 in./39.3 x 58.4 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight stains at edges. Framed.
Printer: Sarony, Major & Knapp, New York
Key Words: War & Propaganda; American
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Price: $1920 (starting bid + 20% buyer’s premium)
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212-787-4000 – Until July 29 only!
Spirit of the North. 1861.
A very young Zouave soldier flies the Union flag amidst a violent battlefield scene. The French/North African light infantry regiments inspired American Zouave regiments on both sides of the Civil War; the Union army had more than seventy volunteer Zouave regiments, and the Confederates fielded about twenty-five Zouave companies. The text at bottom here reads: “The flag of our Union forever.” The Sarony, Major & Knapp firm, located at 449 Broadway, were “key New York lithographers during their half century of operation. They began to produce color lithography in the 1840s and were probably the largest American producer of colored sheet music covers from the 1840s to the early 1870s” (Color Explosion, p. 133). Rare!
Size: 15 1/2 x 23 in./39.3 x 58.4 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight stains at edges. Framed.
Printer: Sarony, Major & Knapp, New York
Key Words: War & Propaganda; American
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