Samuel Sartain, Christian Schussele, Art Union of Philadelphia, James Irwin
Clear the Track!
1853
Samuel Sartain, Christian Schussele, Art Union of Philadelphia, James Irwin
Clear the Track!
1853
Signed: 1
Inscribed: RECTO: In plate, LL below image: 'PAINTED BY C. SCHUESSELE, PHIL.A 1852.'; in plate, LR below image: 'ENGRAVED BY SAMUEL SARTAIN. PHIL.A 1854.'; in plate, Lower C: 'CLEAR THE TRACK! / ENGRAVED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE ART UNION OF PHILA FOR 1854. / From the Original Picture in the Possession of James L. Claghorn Esq.r Philad.a / Entered according to act of Congress by J.L. Claghorn in the year 1854 in the Clerks office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.'; in plate, LR: 'Printed by Ja.s Irwin'; LL (pencil): 'W.S.B. no9'; BC (pencil): 'Schuessele, Christian, 1824-1879'; LR (pencil): 'W[illeg.]155'; BR (pencil): 'Saml Sartain'. VERSO: LL (stamped in blue ink): 'THG' in oval, and (stamped in red ink): 'JL' inside 'C' inside 'INSPERATA FLORUIT'.