Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion

David Gilmour Blythe (American, 1815–1865)

1862

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions45.72 x 55.88 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865

Accession number48.413

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InscriptionsLower left, on palette: BlytheProvenanceBefore 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)