Images Dated 21st June 2006

A Hard Case - Vallandigham's Reception from his Friend Jeff, c

AQS257116 A Hard Case - Vallandigham's Reception from his Friend Jeff, c. by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-71) was an Ohio politician and a leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war, pro-Confederate Democrats during the Civil War; denounced President Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) and tried to convince Ohio and other Northern States to secede from the Union as well if Lincoln refused to reconcile with the Confederacy; here he is shown caught between Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis; the Man Without a Country';); A© Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society ; American, out of copyright

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Return from Boarding School, from the Analectic Magazine, v.2

AQS257117 Return from Boarding School, from the Analectic Magazine, v.2., 1820 (litho) (see 257118) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: drawn by J.L. Krimmel; after returning from boarding school, the modest girl has acquired a taste for expensive things and her father scratches his head at the tuition bill;); A© Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society ; American, out of copyright

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GOLD LEAF MAKER, 1568. The gold leaf maker hammers gold thin for painters, illuminators

GOLD LEAF MAKER, 1568.
The gold leaf maker hammers gold thin for painters, illuminators and other artists; gold is also ground and rubbed into writing material; it is also woven and sewn into textiles. Poem by Hans Sachs, woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568

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