2004-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2004
Uncolored woodblock print, 9.5" x 14.5", including margins, of a political broadside depicting six scenes of humanity's fight against lies, corruption, tyranny, and supporting the quest for "Liberty and the Rights of Man" through the ages. Wonderfully detailed print broadside which has a Roman gladiator armed with a "Truth" shield, riding in a chariot running over two monsters labeled "Lies" and "Corruption." In addition, there are scenes of a public hanging a guillotining, a shipwreck, burning buildings, a scene in a church, and a scene at a dinner table in which a robed ghostly figure rises out of a black cloud. The printer is not listed but is most likely American, as the key themes of liberty and rights are central to the American Revolution. A striking broadside for a politically inspired Almanack for the year 1836. Very lightly toned sheet, dark crisp printed images, edges are trimmed, and a central split has been expertly sealed.
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