The Battle of Alma and Sebastopol

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The Battle of Alma and Sebastopol
The Battle of Alma and Sebastopol
Publisher (American)
Datec. 1854
MediumHand-colored wood engraving
DimensionsComposition: 15 1/4 × 22 5/8 in. (38.7 × 57.5 cm) Sheet: 16 7/8 × 24 3/16 in. (42.9 × 61.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams, Class of 1891
Object number1959.161
Not on view
DescriptionLarge battle scene and view of countryside.
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Provenance 1959: Hamilton College, by bequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Markings None noted.
Signature Signed "WAY & HENRY 69 NASSAU ST. NY" in plate at lower center; "L.H. SEITZ. DEL" in plate at lower right center.
Inscribed "WOODEN BRIDGE. / VILLAGE OF BOULIOUK ON FIRE. / ENGLISH STAFF. ALLIED ARMY." at lower left in typeset in black ink; "STRONG FIELDWORK TAKEN BY GUARDS AND HIGHLANDERS." at lower left center in typeset in black ink; "FORTIFIED HEIGHTS PARALLEL WITH THE RIVER." at lower center in typeset in black ink; "MOUTH OF THE ALMA." at lower right center in typeset in black ink; "SEVASTOPOL. / FRENCH SHIPS SHELLING THE LEFT BANK OF THE RUSSIANS." at lower right in typeset in black ink; "THE BATTLE OF ALMA AND SEBASTOPOL. / "PUBLISHED BY STIMSON & CO., AT THE OFFICE OF THE EXPRESS MESSENGER, No. 36 BROADWAY." at lower center in typeset in black ink; "PUBLISHED BY STIMSON & CO., AT THE OFFICE OF THE EXPRESS MESSENGER, No. 36 BROADWAY." below title in typeset.
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