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"Is God Here?" Mezzotint Print by William Turner Davey, after John Anster Fitzgerald circa 1853 Mezzotint print shows a Black man gazing upward with his arms crossed over his chest, holding a small book marked "Holy Bible," set within an oval frame against a dusky landscape. Made by William Turner Davey after a design by John Anster Fitzgerald and published by A. H. Baily & Co. in London in 1853, the print illustrates a scene from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Unframed. Oval opening: 18.5 x 10.25 inches; sheet: 24 x 17.5 inches
$200-300

Sold for $120

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