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Lot 137 : 19TH C. ENGRAVING, MARTIAL LAW, G.C. BINGHAM

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19TH C. ENGRAVING, MARTIAL LAW, G.C. BINGHAM
MARTIAL LAW
pencil signed l.l. G C Bingham
mezzotint/engraving, image 21.75 by 31 in.; framed under glass 31 by 39.5 in.
After painting by George Caleb Bingham (Missouri, 1811-1879), engraved by John Sartain (1808-1897)
Ex. Andriance Van Brunt (1836-1916) estate, St. Louis, MO
Van Brunt fought in the Civil War with the 22nd New Jersey Infantry Regimen. After the war he began an architectural practice. In 1878 he moved to Kansas City and in associating with his brother John designed a large number of well known residences.
Kansas City was placed under martial law in 1863. The image depicts the forced removal of a family with weeping slaves as soldiers empty the residence in the background.
Two vertical lines of ghosting. Water damage to lower edge at corners. See photo.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium


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