Sale 2486, Part I - The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana, September 27, 2018
WITHTHE SCARCE ACCOMPANYING PAMPHLET 128 c (PRINTS—ASSASSINATION.) Ritchie, Alexander Hay; artist and engraver. Proof print of his massive “Death of Lincoln” engraving. Mezzotint, 31 3 / 4 x 42 inches, on chine- collé, signed “A.H. Ritchie” in lower right margin; minimal foxing and wear in margins, 4 short closed tears in margins repaired on verso. New York, 1868] [1,000/1,500] Proof before letters of Ritchie’s monumental deathbed scene, depicting 27 of the men known to have been present during Lincoln’s final hours. Only 2 other signed proofs are known, at Brown University and in the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection. with —the accompanying pamphlet, “Ritchie’s Historical Picture, Death of President Lincoln.” Folding plate (detached), 11 pages. 12mo, original printed wrappers, worn; in cloth folding case. None traced at auction; Sabin 71555. New York, 1868.
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