The Revolution in Sicily: Sicilians Demolishing Fort of Castellamare, Palermo

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The Revolution in Sicily: Sicilians Demolishing Fort of Castellamare, Palermo
The Revolution in Sicily: Sicilians Demolishing Fort of Castellamare, Palermo
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished July 28, 1860
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 5/16 × 13 7/16 in. (23.7 × 34.1 cm) Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (37.9 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.5
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "London: printed and published athe Office, 198, Strand in the Parish of St. Clement Danes in the Country of Middlesex, by George C. Leighton, 198, Strand, aforesaid" typeset along left perimeter of image in black ink.
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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. Inscription "Engraved from a sketch by T. Nast" along left perimeter of image in graphite.
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