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American History: Premier Auction
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- Sale 1853
Live
| Cincinnati
Jun 21 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1853
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Watercolor with gouache on paper, approx. 10.5 x 14 in. (sight), framed to 19.25 x 22 in. Signed lower left, "J.R. Chapin," and inscribed on mat, "Chap. II / 'Pulling Mud in Virginia.'"
John R. Chapin (1823-1904) was an accomplished nineteenth-century artist and illustrator from New York whose work appeared in publications such as Harper's Weekly. He was also a noted Civil War field artist who produced the famous sketch The Surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, April 12, 1865, which is housed at the Library of Congress.
Not examined outside frame.
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