Gifts for the History Buff
Spread the holiday cheer! The holidays are fast approaching, as decorations come out and gift shopping begins. Give incredible gifts this season by utilizing our Gift Guide by price. This week, discover some of our favorite gifts for the history buff in your life.
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For the History Buff
Have someone that you’re looking to buy for that is a total history buff? Or perhaps, that someone is you, and you are ready to drop some hints? Take a look at our top picks for the history buff!
This finely executed engraving is after the important early painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware, an oil-on-canvas by the German American artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, painted in 1850. This print was engraved by Paul Girardet, printed and published by Goupil & Co., 1853, with a copyright by M. Knoedler, New York.
The Life of George Washington by Jared Sparks, Later Printing, 1843
Sparks’ The Life of George Washington is one of the earliest and most intimate biographies of our first President. Sparks’ biography is further embellished with 14 engraved plates of portraits, views, and battle plans.
"The Signing" by Howard Chandler Christy, Signed and Inscribed by Christy, 1937
This print is an artistic representation of the signing of the Constitution of the United States with strong allegorical references to core American values and renderings of our 150 year history since its inception.
"N.E. View of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C." by Henry Sartain, Proof Printing
When this print was engraved in 1858, the Capitol was still finishing renovations. The new dome had yet to be completed and Sartain had to take some artistic liberties to depict a finished building.
1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler
The year 1815 saw the conclusion of the United States’ second war with Britain, the War of 1812, and American nationalism peaked in its wake. Entrepreneurial publishers hoped to fill this demand and rushed to produce the first engraved printing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour's 1864 Map of America
Original maps have become more scarce and hard to come by, and those that have survived are collectible for many different reasons. One example of a highly collectible original map is this beautiful and incredibly detailed map from 1864 of North America entitled Amerique du Nord produced by Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour.
The Famous “Christy Girls” by Howard Chandler Christy
Howard Chandler Christy was a brilliant mind and a talented artist who brought America together through the use of art and representation.
Edmund New: Illustrator
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