The Revolution in Sicily: Volunteers on Board the 'Washington' Proceeding to Palermo, from the "London Illustrated News"

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The Revolution in Sicily: Volunteers on Board the 'Washington' Proceeding to Palermo, from the "London Illustrated News"
The Revolution in Sicily: Volunteers on Board the 'Washington' Proceeding to Palermo, from the "London Illustrated News"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished July 7, 1860
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (23.5 × 34 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (40 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.4
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Alternate Titles The Revolution in Sicily - Volunteers On Board the 'Washington' Proceeding to Palermo - from a Sketch by T. Nast., from the "London Illustrated News"
Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publication date "July 7, 1860," publisher, and page number "5" typeset along left perimeter of the image, at the top of the sheet. Between the image and title "Captain Peard (Garibaldi's 'Englishman')" and "Captain de Rohan" typeset in black ink.
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