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Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion
David Gilmour Blythe (American, 1815–1865)
1862
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.72 x 55.88 cm (18 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865
Accession Number48.413
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower left, on palette: Blythe
ProvenanceBefore 1948, acquired from a collector or dealer in Pittsburgh by Harry Shaw Newman Gallery (The Old Print Shop), New York; 1948, sold by Harry Shaw Newman Gallery to Martha Codman Karolik (b. 1858 - d. 1948), Newport, R.I.; 1948, bequest of Martha Codman Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 3, 1948)