Sale 217 Lot 286  

TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE: GERMAN LITHOGRAPH, PUBLISHED BY THE EXPEDITION OF AN UNTERHALTUNGS-ZEITUNG Mid-19th century This lithograph portrait, captioned "TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE" in bold type, depicts the Haitian revolutionary leader in bust-length view wearing a high-collared military coat with a frilled cravat and ornamental collar clasps, rendered in fine stipple-and-line lithographic technique typical of mid-19th-century German popular press illustration. A small imprint line above the caption reads "Lith: b. d. Exp: Uns: Z.," an abbreviation indicating the print was lithographed at the publishing office ("Expedition") of a German illustrated weekly, likely one with "Unterhaltungs-Zeitung" ("entertainment/family newspaper") in its title. Unframed. engraved sheet: 4.5 x 3.25 inches
$120-160

Sold for $80

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