THE SPLENDID NAVAL TRIUMPH ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER in 1862 Farragut Currier & Ives

Description: "THE SPLENDID NAVAL TRIUMPH ON THE MISSISSIPPI, APRIL 24TH, 1862"Destruction of the Rebel Gunboats, Rams, and Iron Clad Batteries by the Union Fleet under Flag Officer Farragut"The sight of this night attack was awfully grand, the river lit up with blazing rafts filled with pine knots and the ships seemed to be fighting literally amidst the flames and smoke." This is a Print from a vintage Art Book. Suitable for framing. The plate/print was taken from a book dated 1953. There may be an image and/or text on the back. Condition: Very good art print measures 12" x 9" inches included border, beautiful gift and display for home, office and business, sold unframed. About the image: "Gaining control of the Mississippi River and Confederate trade were key Union goals from the start of the Civil War, and led President Abraham Lincoln to declare a blockade of Southern ports in April 1861. This print records a Northern assault, in April 1862, on two forts guarding the mouth of the Mississippi. Six days of mortar bombardment, followed by fierce naval combat, forced Forts Jackson and Saint Philip to capitulate. Union Flag Officer David Farragut then moved his fleet upriver to take New Orleans, the Confederacy’s largest city and chief port. Several months later the New York firm of Currier & Ives produced this dramatic lithograph print." About the Illustrators: Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) were partners in the firm of Currier and Ives, the most important 19th-century lithographic company in America. Their prints were widely sold across the nation. Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Mass., was apprenticed in his teens to a Boston lithographic firm. He established his own lithography business in New York City in 1835. The lithographer James Ives, born in New York City, entered into partnership with Currier in 1857. Currier retired in 1888, Ives a few years later; but the firm was carried on by their sons and flourished until 1907. Lithography had begun in America in the 1820s. It was quicker and less expensive than engraving, hence the remarkable success of the firm of Currier and Ives. Soon after setting up business, they produced extensive folios, usually based on paintings. Some of the work was crude, but the quality varied considerably. WE ACCEPT MOST OFFERS.ANY QUESTION PLEASE ASK! WE COMBINE SHIP. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

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Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

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