Description: The Fall of Richmond, VirginiaOn the Night of April 2nd, 1865Currier & IvesCivil War The Metropolitan Museum of Art has the following to say about this historic hand-colored lithograph as they have one in their holdings: "This dramatic print recreates a key event in the final days of the American Civil War. The Confederacy’s capital of Richmond was a chief distribution center for weapons, supplies, and troops, and the city resisted repeated Union assaults before officially capitulating on April 3, 1865. Once Union General Ulysses S. Grant had taken nearby Petersburg, Jefferson Davis, the Confederate President, and his Cabinet evacuated Richmond by rail, instructing Confederate soldiers to set fire to warehouses and bridges as they left. The flames spread unchecked and devastated the city before being extinguished by Northern troops after the city surrendered. Currier & Ives’s lithograph shows Rebel soldiers and Richmond residents crossing the Mayo Bridge over the James River on the night of April 2nd, 1865, as storehouses burn and munitions explode in the background. The columned portico of the Confederate Capitol (right) is illuminated by the flames, and reflections on the river emphasize the fires’ visual impact. President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad visited the smoldering city on April 4th. Several days later, after the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, Lincoln was assassinated by a Confederate sympathizer in Washington, D.C. The catastrophic scene here anticipates that dire chain of events." Original print in an original wood frame, without glass, print darkened (more muted than appears in photographs), two small tears on left side. ******We ship swiftly and with safety in mind.Thank you.
Price: 425 USD
Location: Jamaica, Vermont
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Type: Print
Production Technique: Lithography
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