Walker, James (sold)
James Walker (June 3, 1819 - September, 1889) was an English-American artist active in the middle part of the 19th century. Walker was born in England an emigrated to the United States sometime in the 1830s or 1840s. He gained renown for painting battle scenes of the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848). Later, during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865), Walker was contracted by John Bachelder (1825 - 1894) to paint Pickett's Charge, what Bachelder determined was the pivotal moments in the Battle of Gettysburg, hence the American Civil War, hence the history of the United States. That painting, The Repulse of Longstreet's Assault, July 3, 1863. easily Walker's largest and most famous, earned him national fame. Walker died in Watsonville, California in September of 1889.
'High water mark' of the Confederacy and turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg. Repulse of Longstreet's Assault.
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A stunning 'India Proof' first edition example of John Badger Bachelder and James Walker's 1876 steel-engraved view of the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. The view is derived from James Walker's incredible 20-foot-wide painting of Pickett's Charge, identified here as Longstreet's Assault, considered the 'high water mark' of the Confederacy and the turning point not only of the battle, but of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). The term 'India Proof' does not denote a pre-publication test sheet, rather it is a special, higher-end, issue of what is, in this case, also the first edition. (more details)
The 'high water mark' of the Confederacy and turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg. Repulse of Longstreet's Assault.
sold
- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- File Size: 55.2 MB
- File Type: ZIP / TIFF
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
A fine example of John Badger Bachelder and James Walker's 1876 steel-engraved view of the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, here in the rare 1905 edition issued by Bachelder's widow, Lizzie B. Bachelder. The view is derived from James Walker's incredible 20-foot-wide painting of Pickett's Charge, identified here as Longstreet's Assault, considered the 'high water mark' of the Confederacy and the turning point not only of the battle, but of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). (more details)