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Battle of Chancellorsville - Public domain scenic print

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Print shows the Battle of Chancellorsville with Confederate troops under the command of General Stonewall Jackson advancing on the Union army; also shows General Jackson being wounded, with three officers coming to his aid, among them may be Robert E. Rodes and A.P. Hill.

V4516 U.S. Copyright Office.

Caption continues: May 2, 3 & 4, 1863. Union (Gen. Hooker) Loss: Killed & Wo. 12,197, Miss'g. 5000. Confederate (Gen. Lee) Loss Kd. & Wo. 10,277, Mg. 2753. Gen. Jackson Mort. Wd.

Copyrighted 1889 by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, U.S.A.

Copyright stamp, dated Feb 5 1890, and number appear on lower right corner.

Stamped on right margin: 2nd copy delivered to the Art Gallery Oct 23 1897.

Exhibited: "150th Anniversary of the Civil War : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee" at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., July 2014-May 2015.

Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.

Kurz and Allison was a prominent American lithographic firm that operated from 1885 to 1893. The firm specialised in producing large prints of historical events, particularly Civil War battles. The company was founded by Louis Kurz and Alexander Allison, both of whom had extensive experience in the printing industry. Their prints were very popular in the late 19th century, and many are now considered valuable collectors' items. The company went out of business in 1893 due to financial difficulties, but its legacy lives on through the many prints it produced.

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jackson stonewall death and burial rodes robert emmett hill a p a powell chancellorsville battle of chancellorsville va campaigns and battles virginia chancellorsville united states history civil war casualties confederate chromolithographs color battle prints 19th century american civil war popular graphic arts kurz and allison ultra high resolution high resolution president ulysses s grant ulysses grant national portrait gallery nga
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01/01/1889
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Kurz & Allison.
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Chromolithographs

Chromolithograph is printed by multiple applications of lithographic stones, each using a different color ink.

Kurz and Allison

Kurz and Allison was a major publisher of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. Located at 267-269 Wabash Avenue in Chicago.
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Chancellorsville ,  38.30846, -77.63443
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National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on publication.

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jackson stonewall death and burial rodes robert emmett hill a p a powell chancellorsville battle of chancellorsville va campaigns and battles virginia chancellorsville united states history civil war casualties confederate chromolithographs color battle prints 19th century american civil war popular graphic arts kurz and allison ultra high resolution high resolution president ulysses s grant ulysses grant national portrait gallery nga