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Triumph' by Morris H Traubel

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Triumph by Morris H Traubel (1820-1897). Print on wove paper : lithograph printed in pale green, buff and black. A large, elaborate allegory predicting the triumph of the Union over the dark forces of the Confederacy and 'King Cotton'. A published key accompanying the print describes the secession of the South in heavily moralistic terms, as the working of an insidious 'Hydra of human discord', spawner of treachery and rebellion.

Date

1861

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP17A31_390

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (6,6Mo) / 45,4cm x 33,1cm / 5357 x 3915 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Triumph Morris Traubel Print wove paper lithograph printed pale green buff black large elaborate allegory predicting triumph Union dark forces Confederacy King Cotton print secession South moralistic working Hydra human discord spawner treachery rebellion satire American 19th century