Antique Engraving 19th Century Print Go Washington PROOF John Faed Rare
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THIS ITEM IS SURE TO OPEN THE EYES OF THE EBAY ART COLLECTOR WORLD AMAZING! THERE ARE NOT MANY OF THESE THAT HAVE POPPED UP EVEN AT AUCTION IN YEARS.YEAH SURE THERE ARE THE ENGRAVINGS WITH PUBLISHER INFO, THERE ARE A FEW VARIATIONS BUT NONE AND I REPEAT NONE AS THIS CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET HERE IS THE SPECS.TITLED "WASHINGTON RECEIVING A SALUTE ON THE FIELD OF TRENTON" PAINTED BY JOHN FAED R.S.A AND ENGRAVE BY WILLIAM HOLL THIS VARIATION IS LISTED IN THE HART COLLECTION AS EXCESSIVELY ...SCARCE AS THIS IS A PULLED BEFORE ALL LETTERS PROOF.LOL AS A MATTER OF A FACT THIS ENGRAVING IS SO SCARCE THAT THE HART COLLECTION ALSO HAS LISTED "NOT IN HART" MEANING THEY DID NOT EVEN HAVE THIS ONE.THE CIRCA OF THIS IS ENGRAVING IS BEFORE THE ONE LISTED ON LOC.GOV OF COURSE AS THAT VARIATION SHOWS PUBLISHER INFO.THE LOC.GOV SITE PUTS THEIR LISTED ENGRAVING AT A CIRCA OF 1860 (NEW YORK KENDALL BANK NOTE COMPANY) SO IT WOULD BE COMMON SENSE THAT WITH OUR ENGRAVING BEING PULLED BEFORE EVEN THOSE LETTERS WERE ADDED THAT, WOULD PUT OUR ENGRAVING AT EITHER EARLIER THE SAME YEAR OF 1860 OR 1859. THE HAMPTON L. CARSON COLLECTION OF ENGRAVED PORTRAITS ISSUE 906 HAS IT LISTED AS A CHOICE PROOF AND IN THIS COLLECTION IS LISTED TOP FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON PORTRAITS PERIOD!.JUST AS IT'S LISTED FACISMILE WASHINGTON SIGNATURE AND NO PUBLISHER INFORMATION IN IT'S ORIGINAL FRAME AS THESE CAME FRAMED AS SO.AND SPEAKING OF THE FRAME IT IS LOVELY FOR IT'S AGE A FEW AREAS TO SAND FILL THEN RE PAINT BUT FOR WHAT THIS IS IT SURELY DESERVES TO BE REFRAMED ANYWAY.BUT FOR THE COLLECTORS THAT LOVE THAT SHOWING OF AGING IT'S IN PERFECT CONDITION.THE BACKSIDE PAPER WILL TAKE YOU TO THE 1800'S EXPECTED PAPER BACKING ISSUES BUT MOST PAPER STILL INTACT.VERY OLD INDEED AS YOU CAN SEE DEPICTED IN OUR PHOTOS I LOVE IT ALL THE WAY.I REALLY HATE TO LET IT GO BUT WOULD RATHER IT BE STUDIED AND ADDED TO A GOOD ESTATE COLLECTION.THIS ONE IF YOU NOTICED IS ON WHAT I'M THINKING IS INDIA PAPER MAKING THIS PROOF AND EVEN RARE ADDITION.IF YOU ZOOM IN ON THE JOHN FAED ENGRAVED SIGNATURE THE SWIGLY LINING IN THE PAPER ALMOST LOOKS LIKE HUGE FINGER PRINTS.I TOOK GREAT PICTURES USING SHARP SETTINGS ON MY CAMERA SO THAT YOU MAY SEE THE SMOOTH TONE IN THE PAPER.I FOUND ONE IN COLLECTIONS ONLY ONE AND IT HAS THIS TYPE OF PAPER AND THAT ONE WAS LISTED AS A INDIA PROOFED EDITION BUT NOT FOR SALE TRULY AMAZING.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE EARLIEST VERSIONS HAD A LIGHTER SKY SUCH AS OURS, THE HORSE IS CLUMBSY WITH HUGE NOSTRILS ALL CONSISTED OF OUR POST THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND PIECE OF HISTORY HERE.ALSO AS A REMINDER YOU WILL BE GETTING A NEAR MINT PIECE HERE THAT IF YOU WERE TO GO AND GET GRADED THEY EVEN WOULD BE IN AMAZEMENT FOR THE AGE OF THIS ENGRAVING.MEASUREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS H-34.5" x W-27.5" (FRAMED) THIS WILL NOT LAST LONG AS ONLY SO MANY OF THESE WERE EVER MADE.THIS VERY VARIATION HAS NOT BEEN UP FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET FOR YEARS NO ONE WANTS TO LET GO.THIS ENGRAVING DUE TO BEING LISTED EXCESSIVELY SCARCE (HART COLLECTION) WILL ONLY GO UP IN VALUE AND NEVER LOSE VALUE.THIS IS A PERFECT INVESTMENT OF YOUR FUNDS AS IN TODAY'S ECONOMY THE DOLLAR IS ALWAYS SHAKY THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ROUTE A LOT OF INVESTORS ARE TAKING THESE DAYS.BLESS YOU ALL PLEASE READ OUR REVIEWS NO WORRIES WITH PACKING A RECENT CUSTOMER JUST LEFT A REVIEW STATING "BULLET PROOF PACKAGING" WE LOVE WHAT WE DO HERE AT ARTERATURE.FREE SHIPPING IS ALSO INCLUDED SIGNATURE REQUIRED WE ASK THAT YOU ALSO VIEW OUR ENTIRE STORE AS WE HAVE MUCH TO OFFER TO THE EBAY WORLD......P.S I JUST WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU TWO LATER PROOF EXAMPLES TO REALLY SHOW YOU OURS IS UNLIKE THESE, OURS IS ON (INDIA PAPER?) HIGHLY RARE.ONE SOLD ON PHILAPRINTSHOP & SKINNERINC NO TELLING THE YEAR HOWEVER NOTICE THE COLOR CHANGE IN THEM BOTH, THE SKYING IS DARKER IN BOTH THE HORSE WAS LATER RE ENGRAVED AND EVIDENCE OF THIS IS IN BOTH AS THE POSITIONING OF THE HORSE HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY.THE COLOR OF THE HORSE IS EVEN DIFFERENT AS FAR AS SMOOTH TONE THE WHEEL LAYING ON THE GROUND IN THOSE ENGRAVINGS HAVE LESS DEFINITION THEN IN OURS.THIS IS THE HONEST TRUTH THE SWORD SHINES LIKE REAL METAL ALMOST.GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FACE IS SO CLEAR I GAZE IN AMAZE AT THIS PIECE MUCH RESPECT TO WILLIAM HOLL AND THE ORIGINAL PAINTER JOHN FAED.THIS IS A COLLECTION FORM MENT TO BE UPHELD TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OR ON DISPLAY IN A GALLERY HISTORY WISE.....
