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GEORGE A. CUSTER Brigadier General original engraving by John Rogers, 1865

GEORGE A. CUSTER Brigadier General original engraving by John Rogers, 1865

$ 79.2

Availability: 57 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: trimmed, else fine condition
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    We offer a first edition original 7" x 9.5" stipple engraving of the Union then Brigadier General with facsimile autograph by John Rogers from a Matthew Brady photograph, 1865.  There is some light foxing and the piece has been trimmed.
    This engraving was included in
    "From: The Great Civil War - Vo. III” 1865  by Robert Tomes, M. D. and Benjamin G. Smith.  The original Brady photograph has Custer posted seated on a chair, his arm resting on the chair arm.....the engraver changed it to a cannon.
    Note: THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!  THERE ARE DEALERS ON E-BAY PURPORTING TO SELL THIS SAME ENGRAVING AS THE 1865 EDITION.  IN FACT THERE'S WAS PRINTED IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY ON WHITE PAPER AND BEARS A CONGRESSIONAL BLURB AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH THE ORIGINAL PRINT DOES NOT HAVE.  THE ORIGINAL WAS PRINTED ON LIGHT CREAM PAPER AS SEEN IN THE SCAN ABOVE.
    Harmonie Autographs and Music, Inc.
    Music Antiquarian and Appraiser
    New York, New York
    All items guaranteed authentic