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Thinking of Home.

  • ARTIST: F. O. C. Darley

  • PUBLISHER: Bradley & Co. Publishers 66 N. Fourth St. Philadelphia.

  • MEDIUM: Stipple and line engraving,

    DATE: 1866.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 5/8 x 11 1/2" (42.1 x 29.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From the original sketch by F.O.C. Darley. the scene was engraved in mezzotint by John Sartain in 1866, honoring the Civil War veterens returning home from war.<br><br> A Union soldier leaning against his horse, holding a miniature portrait of his loved one in his right hand.<br><br> Felix Octavius Carr ("F. O. C.") Darley (June 23, 1822 – March 27, 1888) An American illustrator, known mostly for his illustrations in works by well-known 19th-century authors, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Mary Mapes Dodge, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving to name a few.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: A nice impression of this print.

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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