American Soldier in Regalia: A Turn-of-the-Century Chromolithographic Portrait

Views & Engravings

American Soldier in Regalia: A Turn-of-the-Century Chromolithographic Portrait

Name: American Soldier in Regalia: A Turn-of-the-Century Chromolithographic Portrait
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: f_38107212
Price: 985 USD
Availability: InStock

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Shipping to the United States: $51 standard, $73 express, insured and tracked.

Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 162 × 68 cm (63.8 × 26.8 in)
Condition: Good. Good. Rolling and horizontal folds from storage, a loosening portion in the upper right corner, small tears, fraying, and creases along the blank margins, along with some other small imperfections, but nevertheless an impressive life seize poster.
Reference: f_38107212
Color: Printed color

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A large standing figure printed in color, an original chromolithograph poster made from three sheets joined together, about 162 by 68 cm overall. The poster was issued by C. Burckhardt's Nachf. of Weissenburg, in the period between 1889 and 1906, and a series number, given as 179, is printed at the lower edge.

The man is shown full length and life size, facing the viewer with a rifle held across his body. He has a full beard and wears a broad-brimmed slouch hat with a band, a dark jacket, light trousers and heavy black shoes, with a yellow leather bandolier of cartridges slung across his chest. He stands on a rocky patch of ground against the plain paper, with no background scenery, so the printed sheet works as a single bold figure.

Large costume and type figures of this kind were made as classroom wall charts and display pieces, and the lithographic color here is laid in broad flat areas with shaded drapery of the coat and trousers.

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