St. Thomas St. John Danish Virgin Islands 1719 map Canvas Gallery Wrap van Keulen

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 26 x 15.6 x 0.75 inches—2.2 feet wide.
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• 0.75 inches depth Gallery Wrapped around real wooden stretcher.
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Beautiful Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent antique, historical and scarce Caribbean map by Gerard van Keulen in 1719. Dutchman van Keulen (1678-1727) was an excellent engraver and well versed in mathematics and navigation.

Van Keulen includes three beautiful and detailed maps. The main map shows the islands of St. Thomas and Water Island (at that time Estate Orkanhullet / Hassel Island was not an island) in great detail, noting the topography, harbors, fortifications, plantations, soundings and shoals. At the right are two large and detailed harbor charts. In the upper right is the principle harbor of St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie / Amalia (formerly known as Thapus) with Fort Christian / Christiansfort prominently displayed. In the lower right is Coral Bay or Cruz Bay (it appears to be Cruz Bay because of the fortification shown) on the island of Saint John / St. Jan. The map is beautifully engraved and embellished with rhumb lines, sailing ships and compass roses. A cartouche crowning the distance scales dedicates the map to Erik Bredal, governor of the Danish West India Company.

Title and markings: Nieuwe en Aldereerste Afteekening van´t Eyland St. Thomas. Met alle desselfs Havenen, Anker Plaatse en geleegent heden, is geleegen beoosten I. Porto Rico in West indie.

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Puerto Rico British US Virgin Islands Danish West Indies 1710 canvas Gallery Wrap map van Keulen

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Beautiful Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent antique, historical and scarce Caribbean map by Gerard van Keulen in 1710. Dutchman van Keulen (1678-1727) was an excellent engraver and well versed in mathematics and navigation.

It depicts the islands of Porto / Puerto Rico, Culebra and Vieques / Crab Island. The islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies - since 1917 US Virgin Islands. The islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands BVI. The islands of Sombrero, Anguilla, St. Martin / St. Maarten, St. Bartholomew / Saint Barthélemy / St. Barts, St. Christopher / Saint Kitts, St. Eustatia and Saba in the Leeward Islands.

Title and markings: This chart has two insets, one showing the Harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico and the other of an unknown port in Puerto Rico. Has a series of very nice views as shown on the images above. The map is adorned by a compass rose.

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Cubist Girl with Mandolin Fanny Tellier Gallery Wrap canvas art print Picasso

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 24 x 17.6 x 0.75 inches—2 feet high.
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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), AKA Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, was a Spanish painter who spent most of his adult life in France. Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are regarded as the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century.

Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier) was painted by Picasso in 1910. This painting falls into the working period of Picasso called Analytic Cubism (1909-1912). Cubism is a style of modern art depicting abstract reality.

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British US Virgin Islands Danish West Indies 1823 map canvas Gallery Wrap print Lucas

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 26.4 x 20 x 1.5 inches—2.2 feet wide.
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Beautiful Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent colored antique, historical and scarce map of the Caribbean by F. Lucas Jr in 1823.

It depicts the islands of Porto / Puerto Rico, Culebra and Vieques / Crab Island. The islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies - since 1917 US Virgin Islands. The islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands BVI. The islands of Sombrero, Anguilla, St. Martin / St. Maarten, St. Bartholomew / Saint Barthélemy / St. Barts, St. Christopher / Saint Kitts, St. Eustatia and Saba in the Leeward Islands.

Title and markings: "VIRGIN ISLANDS & c". "Drawn & Published by F. Lucas Jr Baltimore".

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Cubist Woman Playing Guitar Gallery Wrap canvas art print Picasso

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 20 x 16.4 x 0.75 inches—1.7 feet wide.
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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), AKA Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, was a Spanish painter who spent most of his adult life in France. Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are regarded as the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century.

Woman Playing Guitar was painted by Picasso in 1910-11. It is also known as Guitariste and La mandoliniste. Painting despite a woman playing guitar. This painting falls into the working period of Picasso called the Analytic Cubism Period (1909–1912). Cubism is a style of modern art depicting abstract reality.

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Cubist The Ladies of Avignon Gallery Wrap canvas art print Picasso

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 20 x 19.3 x 0.75 inches—1.7 feet wide.
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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), AKA Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, was a Spanish painter who spent most of his adult life in France. Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are regarded as the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century.

The Young Ladies of Avignon was painted in 1907. It is also known as Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and The Brothel of Avignon. Painting despite five nude female prostitutes from a brothel on Avinyo Street in Barcelona. This painting falls into the working period of Picasso called the African-influenced Period (1907–1909). Cubism is a style of Modern Art depicting abstract reality.

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Cubist Card Player Gallery Wrap canvas art print Picasso

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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), AKA Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, was a Spanish painter who spent most of his adult life in France. Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are regarded as the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century.

Card Player was painted in 1913-14. It is also known as L'Homme aux cartes. This painting falls into the working period of Picasso called Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919). Cubism is a style of Modern Art depicting abstract reality.

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Cubist Still Life Compote and Glass Gallery Wrap canvas art print Picasso

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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), AKA Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, was a Spanish painter who spent most of his adult life in France. Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are regarded as the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century.

Still Life with Compote and Glass was painted in 1914-15. It is also known as Nature morte au compotier. This painting falls into the working period of Picasso called Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919). Cubism is a style of Modern Art depicting abstract reality.

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Gettysburg map 1863 Civil War canvas art print by William H. Willcox

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Size: 26.9" x 24" (blank border included).
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Splendid American Civil War fine art giclée reproduction of the excellent artwork created by William H. Willcox.

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Description of the Map.
This map shows topography by hachures, vegetation, drainage, roads, railroads, houses, stonewalls, cultivated areas,churches, and cemeteries. Union and Confederate positions are shown, including the location of the artillery. Confederate corps are named; Union forces are given in more detail, including names of some division commanders. Shows the Union breast works and cavalry positions. Scale 1:13,100.

Mapmaker/Cartographer and/or Printmaker.
Created/Published by William H. Willcox, 1863, Captain. and A.D.C. on Major General Reynold's staff. 3d ed. Lith of P. S. Duval & Son, J. G. Shoemaker, engraver.

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Lee Surrenders Grant Civil War Gallery Wrap canvas art print Guillaume

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches—1.7 feet high.
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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Louis-Mathieu Didier Guillaume (1816–1892), who was born in France and in 1855 came to the United States. He was likely the best portraitist during the Civil War.

Painting depicts General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant, Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

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How to Stretch a Canvas Print

To be able to hang your canvas print, you will need to stretch it and frame it. Before you can frame it you have to mount (wrap) the canvas print in a stretcher. Stretching is very simple and inexpensive!  To stretch a canvas print is really not a difficult task if you have the tools and the materials. Any frame shop can stretch your canvas or if you are a handy person that loves to feel proud of your work you can do-it-yourself by following this simple guide:

Tools and Materials Needed

           

Safety glasses	Canvas print	Fabric scissors	Carpenter’s square
Stretcher pliers	Staples	Manual staple gun	Wooden stretcher

Safety glasses. Protecting your eyes is imperative. It is essential that you choose and use the proper eye protection. Safety glasses are available in glass, plastic, polycarbonate and Trivex™ materials. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

Canvas print. Handle your canvas print with extreme care, to avoid creasing scratching, or cracking it. When you are ready to start the stretching, spread a clean blanket on a table and smooth out any wrinkles. And on top of the blanket put a sheet of tissue paper (or any other soft paper), large enough to protect the entire canvas print image. Powder free vinyl gloves should be used to handle the canvas print.

Fabric scissors. You do not need a heavy-duty and expensive fabric scissors. Probably good sewing scissors will be enough.

Carpenter’s square. If you are not assembling the stretcher, then you do not need a carpenter’s square. But, if you have to assemble the stretcher bars, you will need this tool. If you do not have a carpenter square you can use the square corner of a table or even the frame that the picture will be going into.

Stretcher pliers. This tool is helpful to pull the canvas and maintain even tension to place the staples.

Staples. If the canvas is not too thick you can use 3/8-inch (or 5/16) leg length staples, but if it is very thick (which is unusual for a canvas print) then you should use 1/2-inch leg length staples.  

Manual staple gun. Once you have decided which staple size is appropriate for the job get the proper manual staple gun and follow the manufacturer's instructions for loading it. Warning: Use safety glasses and keep your fingers and body away (distant) from it. The staple gun is very powerful and fast after you push the trigger.

Stretcher. The backer or stretcher for canvas is a wood frame on which the canvas is mounted wrapped around (stretched). This frame (stretcher), when completed, fits inside the outer or decor frame. Stretchers are available at craft stores or you can make one. You do not use glue or adhesives to fasten the canvas.

Stretching Directions

Your goal is not to have the canvas extremely tight but rather taunt enough that sagging is not apparent yet loose enough that you can move the canvas if you slightly press it on the surface. You may need to re-stretch a canvas a couple of months later to tighten it up again. This is why you do not want to overdo the stapling the first time you stretch it--you want to avoid lots of staples because you will have to remove them later.

1. If you bought a stretcher already assembled go to the next step. Otherwise you will have first to assemble the stretcher bars, making sure they are squared, using a carpenter's square..

2. Lay the canvas print with the image facing up on the blanket  (with the tissue paper) as explained above. Make a slight fold or crease along the print edges and lay the print face down to work from the back. Do not forget to use a pair of powder free vinyl gloves.

3. You want to staple on the back of the stretcher if possible rather than the sides but you can tack your first few staples into the sides to help hold the canvas in place. To avoid tears of the canvas staple it at an angle to the weave.

4. Staple on opposite sides by alternating following the chart shown below.  Place the first staple in the center (1) of one of the longest sides. Go opposite of it (2) and place another. Go to the narrower sides and do the same. Keep centering and alternating.

Note that the corners (13-14 and 15-16)  are done last. This often pulls out any extra sagging. Fold the corners as you would a wrapped gift box.

5. Finally trim off excess canvas edges if needed but leave enough for later re-stretching.

Once stretched, the Canvas is ready to be framed.

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Five Forks battle Gallery Wrap canvas print Kurz and Allison

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 21.5 x 15 x 0.75 inches—1.8 feet wide.
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Beautiful Civil War Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent picture of battle created by Kurz & Allison (1885). Their artworks are highly stylized with bright, dramatic colors, drawn in a broad, graphic style.

It depicts the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia. fought on April 1, 1865. Sheridan personally directed the attack, which extended Lee’s Petersburg lines to the breaking point. Loss of Five Forks threatened Lee’s last supply line, the South Side Railroad. The next morning, Lee informed Jefferson Davis that Petersburg and Richmond must be evacuated. Principal Commanders: Major General Philip Sheridan (Union); Major General George Pickett (Confederate).

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Deer stag canvas Monarch of the Glen art print by Landseer

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 18 x 18 x 0.75 inches—1.5 feet high x wide.
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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802–1873), was an English painter well known for his paintings of animals, particularly horses, dogs and deers. He isregarded as one of the foremost animal painters of his time.

Painting depicts a stag (deer), The Monarch of the Glen, which was widely admired when first exhibited in 1851, and it is still one of Landseer's most popular works.

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Shakespeare’s London

by dan nesbitt via Museum of London Blog

Portrait of William Shakespeare from
the British School c19th century

This month, our Archaeological Archive delves into Shakespeare’s London – exploring the theatre, plays and people of 16th century London.

Commercial dramatic public performances had been taking place in London for years before Shakespeare arrived in 1592 with performances at court inns and royal palaces considered a great honour for actors. As theatres were indoor spaces, usually on the first floor of buildings, little archaeological evidence survives. Contemporary accounts tell us that indoor theatres of the time were mostly based in modern day West London. Lit by candlelight, performances would need an interval in order to trim and replace the candles!

Copper Pins from the Rose Theatre

‘Playhowsse’ was the most commonly used word at the time for outdoor theatres and held up to 3,000 people; much larger than the indoor theatres. The buildings were polygonal wooden structures with three tiers of galleries and an open yard into with a raised stage. ‘Groundlings’ stood in the yard, a seated audience in the galleries and higher priced boxes known as lords’ or gentlemen’s’ rooms. The central yard had no protection from the weather and in early playhouses even the stage was open to the elements.

Glass beads form the Rose Theatre

Most of London’s former playhouses have been replaced by office blocks, houses or open spaces, some with plaques to commemorate what once stood there. However, 8 of the 13 playhouses in London and 2 former bear pits have now been excavated by MOLA. Excavations at the Rose Theatre in 1989 produced an enormous amount of ‘dress accessories’ including hundreds of glass beads found under the stage area which would originally have been sewn onto the actor’s costumes. The low quality of the glass suggests they were made in England and not imported. Large quantities of copper pins and fragments of copper wire in various sizes were also discovered – once used to hold together actor’s costumes and audience members’ dresses and ruffs. Higher status clothing at the time had threads of gold or silver embroidered into the fabric and it’s thought that the lengths of copper wire were a theatrical equivalent used in stage costumes to create the same effect but far cheaper than gold.

Dog Skull found at the Hope

With bear baiting being a popular form of entertainment in Shakespeare’s day, MOLA excavations a few years ago revealed two ponds and large quantities of animal bones at the site of ‘The Hope’, once a playhouse and arena. A number of large Mastiff type dog skulls were found as well as a bear’s femur. King James I was an avid supporter of bull and bear baiting as entertainment and many bears of the time became celebrities, known to all Londoners, with one particular bear, called Sackerson, even mentioned in Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’.

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The only surviving portrait of William Shakespeare painted from life is shown here in this our blog's Fine Art section. Navigate to our Fine Art section or click here: William Shakespeare Portrait Cobbe.

William Shakespeare portrait Cobbe man portrait canvas art print

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Size: 32.6" x 24" (blank border included) — 2.7 Feet High.
Media: Fine Art Canvas.

Splendid fine art giclée reproduction printed directly on the artist’s canvas of the exquisite and beautiful portrait of William Shakespeare “discovered” by Alec Cobbe.

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Our Canvas Prints are protected with a complimentary clear professional coating against UV light, incidental water contact and atmospheric contaminants. To allow for professional stretching and framing, a blank border of approximately 1½ to 2 inches surrounds the image.

Description of the Artwork.
It is the only surviving portrait of William Shakespeare painted from life. It was discovered hanging in an Irish country house. For perhaps three hundred years the exquisite oil painting has been passed down through the Cobbe family, aristocrats who can trace their heritage back to Shakespeare's only known literary patron, Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton.

About William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.

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Rival Distractions Scratch Pack Dogs Child Gallery Wrap Art Print C Barber

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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Charles Burton Barber (1845-1894), an English painter who attained great success with his paintings of children and their pets. Barber received commissions from Queen Victoria and he is regarded as one of England's finest animal painters.

Painting depicts St. Bernard, Shetland Pony, Collies, Cairn Terriers, Dachshund, Jack Russell. This is a museum-quality reproduction of the original.

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The Little Street cityscape Gallery Wrap canvas art print Vermeer

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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted in c. 1657 by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675). He was a realist painter who became a master with the technique of chiaroscuro. He is AKA Jan Vermeer.

It is showing a quiet street, depicting a typical aspect of the life in a Dutch Golden Age village. The straight angles and triangle of the house and the sky give vitality to the painting. The stones and brickwork are very elaborate, makes them almost palpable. Signed on the left below the window "I V MEER". It is among the most famous paintings of this artist.

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World Map 1489 Manuscript Gallery Wrap Print by Martellus

World Map 1489 Manuscript Gallery Wrap Print by Martellus

• Full Image (Not cropped) 23.8 x 17 x 1.5 inches—2 feet wide approx.
• The sides are Mirror Reflection of the Main Image or Color Edges.
• 1.5 inches depth Gallery Wrapped around real wooden stretcher.
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Beautiful Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the antique, historical, rare and scarce map by German Cartographer Henricus Martellus in 1489.

It shows a magnificent manuscript map of the World. A very beautiful historical map of the World as it was known in 1489! It shows heavy influences from Ptolemy. A must for map lovers!

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Aftermath Bloody Lane Civil War canvas art print Captain Hope

Aftermath Bloody Lane Civil War canvas art print Captain Hope

• Size: 24" x 12.6" (blank border included) — 2 feet wide.
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Fine reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Captain James Hope (1818-1892), a professional artist and a member of the 2nd Vermont Infantry in the Civil War.

It depicts the end of the day looking east across Bloody Lane. The center of Lee's defensive line—an 800-yard-long sunken road later called Bloody Lane—as it appeared following the midday battle.

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American Civil War, US Civil War, War Between the States, Union, Confederate.

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Old Havana Cuba Caribbean mule photo photograph

Old Havana Cuba Caribbean mule photo photograph

Size: 31.5" x 24" (blank border included)
Media: Fine Art Canvas with coating against UV light.

This is a fine reproduction of a magnificent photograph of Old Havana Habana Cuba, taken in the year 1900, which has been printed on Fine Art Canvas. A very beautiful historical photo of Old Havana!

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Harriet Tubman abolitionist Union spy Civil War canvas print by Lindsley

Harriet Tubman abolitionist Union spy Civil War canvas print by Lindsley

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Fine reproduction of the excellent photograph taken by H. B. Lindsley in 1860-1875.

Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), born Araminta Ross, was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and during the American Civil War, a Union spy. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made about thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era struggled for women's suffrage.

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George Stubbs and the Art of the Thoroughbred

Carol Santoleri, Research Assistant, Department of European Paintings
Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Research Assistant Carol Santoleri introduces readers to a George Stubbs portrait of a prized racehorse currently on view in Paintings by George Stubbs from the Yale Center for British Art.
Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Two Riders on the Beach Gallery Wrap canvas art print Liebermann

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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Max Liebermann (1847–1935), a German-Jewish painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany.

It depicts two rider on horseback on the Beach painted in 1901 while Liebermann was on vacation in Scheveningen on the North Sea. The paintings are considered masterpieces of German impressionism, influenced by Edouard Manet and Edgar Degas.

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The Final Surrender

May 26, 1865 (Saturday)

Sterling Price

While the surrender of Lee’s army had gone off with little trouble, and Johnston’s eventually worked out, that of Kirby Smith’s sprawling yet dwindling army west of the Mississippi was a different story.

It had been coming, of course. Ever since they learned of Lee’s capitulation it was certain. There were some attempts to make such a surrender political rather than solely of the military, but any attempt at such a venture had been shut down before it even started.

In all, the various Confederate leaders throughout Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas had tried four different times to come to some sort of agreement where the word “surrender” wouldn’t be bandied about so much. Those four were either shut down or came too late. Some even went as far as the assure the Federals that Kirby Smith had sent them – something which he later denied.

On this date, , Generals Samuel Buckner, Sterling Price, and J.L. Brent took a steamer to New Orleans to meet with Union General Edward Canby. After some brief talk, they agreed to the same terms offered by Grant to Lee and Johnston.

These terms were signed by all, but were subject to Kirby Smith’s approval. The rub was that General Smith didn’t quite know about the machinations of Buckner, Price, and Brent. In the middle of May, Kirby Smith decided to move his headquarters from Shreveport, Louisiana to Houston, Texas. This trip took about a week as he traveled by stagecoach.

Smith’s plan had been to leave Shreveport in the loving embrace of General Buckner as he rallied the Texas troops of General John Magruder to somehow save Texas. He did this regardless of the fact that desertions were rampant and his army was quickly disintegrating, even without a formal surrender.

Kirby Smith

By the 25th, with Kirby Smith still two days out from Houston, Magruder admitted that he had no control whatsoever over his own men. Smith probably deduced as much along his travels as he met bands of retired soldier – some with less-than-fond memories of their time in the Confederate ranks.

And so, when Kirby Smith reached Houston on the 27th, waiting for him was the notice that the rest of his army had been surrendered. It was, as stated, subject to his own approval. He did not immediately approve. Instead, he called for a court of inquiry. The court, which actually managed to take Smith’s order seriously, found that nobody was to blame since there was basically no army left.

Still Kirby Smith would not sign. Instead on the 30th, he would pen a bitter farewell address to his men:

“Soldiers! I am left a Commander without an army – a General without troops. You have made your choice. It was unwise and unpatriotic, but it is final. I pray you may not live to regret it.”

Two days later, after paying his remaining officers in gold, he finally signed the terms of surrender and gave himself over to the Federal authorities.

In the end, perhaps 2,000 “unreconstructed” Rebels crossed the Rio Grande for Mexico. General Jo Shelby would join them, as would Kirby Smith.

Smith’s surrender dealt not with the Natives from Oklahoma, and a separate peace would have to be made with them (a story for another time). And a few random Confederate units were simply forgotten here and there. But for the most part, by this date, all organized Confederate forces were no more.

Published by Civil War Daily Gazette.

General Thomas Stonewall Jackson Gallery Wrap canvas art print Browne

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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by William Garl BROWNE (1823-1894) was an American painter, born in Leicester, England.

It depicts a portrait of General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson (1824-63). The most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. 

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Union Attack Spanish Fort Mobile Bay Alabama Gallery Wrap Print Sneden

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• Full Image (Not cropped) 14.7 x 12 x 0.75 inches—1.2 feet high.
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Beautiful Fine Art Gallery Wrap Canvas giclée reproduction of the excellent masterpiece painted by Robert Knox Sneden (1832-1918), an American painter, born in Nova Scotia.

Sneden was enlisted in the 40th New York Volunteers Regiment to serve in the US Civil War as mapmaker. He was captured and while in prison made pencil sketch maps; when freed on 1864, he turned them into watercolors.

It depicts the route taken by Union Admiral Farragut in August 1864 and March 1865, when his fleet provided naval support to land forces under Frederick Steele and E.R.S. Canby. Confederates uses of naval mines. Spanish Fort Siege. Union and Confederate forces locations. Scale not given.

Original title/markings: "REBEL DEFENCES of MOBILE." ... "Showing Union attck April 3rd - 9th 1865. on Spanish Fort." ... "Union forces ----- Rebel forces ----- Rebel Forts Artillery +++++++"

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