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Very Good. 1857. Lithograph. A lithograph with watercoloring based on an 1857 oil painting by New Bedford artist William Allen Wall. Mounted on a backing board, with a lighter spot on the right margin and a dampstain on the lower edge. 18" x 25 1/2" with an image area of 14 3/4" x 17 3/4". This variant print has no lithographer or artist listed, and the title is stenciled differently than in known 1858 prints by lithographer Charles Taber. The date 1857 is stenciled under the title by hand. There is one major difference in the background details between this copy and later lithographs. On the left side two horses are next to a mound of some sort, and in this print the fence around the mound is absent. No other copies are found with the fence absent. Other details appear the same, with differences in the water coloring and toning of the paper. We are guessing that this may have been from the original lithographic plate, possibly an early proof, with the fence detail… Read More