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The War Candidate on a Peace Platform

Publisher For Sale by The American News Co. American
1864
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The War Candidate on a Peace Platform
  • Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century
  • Publisher: For Sale by The American News Co. (New York, NY) (agents for the publishers)
  • Date: 1864
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in. (20.5 x 23.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.210
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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