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(REVOLUTION.) John Sartain, engraver; after John B.
(REVOLUTION.) John Sartain, engraver; after John B.
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(REVOLUTION.) John Sartain, engraver; after John B. White. Gen. Marion in his Swamp Encampment Inviting a British Officer for Dinner. Mezzotint, 21¼ x 24½ inches plus worn additional margins wrapped around; laid down on linen at early date and mounted on stretcher; uneven toning, dampstaining in margins, 3 punctures in image. - [New York: Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts, 1841]

The first print issued by what became the American Art-Union. It illustrates a story first set to print by Parson Weems in 1809 (the biographer who also brought us Washington and the cherry tree), in which a British officer visited Marion's camp to discuss an exchange of prisoners, and was treated to a crude dinner of sweet potatoes.
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(REVOLUTION.) John Sartain, engraver; after John B.

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