FREE: U.S. Grant Engraved Picture

Although the picture was printed slightly off center, it is not very noticeable and could be hiddened with matte or framing. This rare piece dates back to shortly after the Civil War and prior to Grant being elected President. Most likely an early print for a limited edition book probably sold separately due to this slight printing error. The shareness of the lines in this print indicate a very, very early run.

Is there any mark regarding the date it was made on the print itself?

Please enlarge scan to get better idea of the picture being offered. The engraving lines on the actual picture are much sharper and detailed then the scan shows. The portrait of Grant remains very dark but the autograph has faded a little and small print about publisher is very faint..

Sandyfroni--No but most pictures of this type were printed primarily between 1865 and 1875--after that there was a sharp decline in interest in Civil War pictures, books, etc. When Grant was elected President, it was rare for pictures of him to refer to him as General, even in Civil War histories. The paper is of a heavy type that would hold the ink on oneside and not bleed through when the engraved picture was printed. made created during that decade and discontinued being made after the 1880's. Also after 1880, pictures tended to include a copywrite symbol (a c in a circle) with a date to stop reproduction of pictures. As the country moved toward reconciliation even Matthew Brady glass negatives of Civil War photographs were sold as window glass and often became merely panes in greenhouses. In 1876, the American centennial pushed unity and the death of Gen. Custer and his men at Little Big Horn diverted attention to a new war in the West. By the turn of the centry, military items from the Civil War including pictures flooded the market as the veterans began to start to die off and families had no interest. It was at this time my aunt as a young child began aquiring her collection of Civil War pictures. The first were a bunch given to her by a store after years of being unsold amd many of the rest given to her by neighbors who no longer wanted the "war relics." She would conintue to buy them for pocket chain at auctions or sales and early rummage sales in later years. I was the "historian" in the family and thus inherited her collection.

The reply got jumbled and should have said. The special paper was created during that decade and discontinued being made in the 1880's. Also my aunt would buy the old pictures for "pocket change" not pocket chain. The picture is about 5 by 9 inches in answer to another question.