2020-07 2 sessions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/23/2020
Mezzotint "The Council of War" engraved & published by William Sartain of Philadelphia, 19"x15", with Generals Grant and Sherman reviewing a battle map. 1865. Fine condition. William Sartain (1843-1924) engraved and published this engraving. He, along with his father John, was the foremost American practitioner of the mezzotint technique creating beautifully shaded and textured engravings of historical subjects. Sartain went to high school with Thomas Eakins and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work is in the collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, U.S. Capitol, and National Museum of American Art.
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