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Johnson, Fry & Co. [Print of George Clinton]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.623.02 Author/Creator: Johnson, Fry & Co. Place Written: New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : b&w ; 25 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts General George Clinton standing next to a bayonet, cannon, and cannon balls. Another soldier stands in the background, with his back to Clinton. The backdrop appears to portray the Hudson River Valley. A printed notation states "From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers."

Johnson, Fry & Co., fl. 1858-1876
Clinton, George, 1739-1812
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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