Sheridan's Ride, 1868, Etching and engraving, Image: 13 13/16 × 19 13/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, After Christian

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Sheridan's Ride, 1868, Etching and engraving, Image: 13 13/16 × 19 13/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, After Christian Schussele (American (born France), Guebwiller 1824–1879 Merchantville, New Jersey), After training in Paris, Schussele moved to New York and specialized in portraits and history subjects. Based on one of his paintings, this engraving celebrates the heroism of Philip H. Sheridan, a thirty-three-year-old Union general tasked, in the summer and fall of 1864, with pushing Confederate forces commanded by General Jubal Early back down the Shenandoah Valley and away from Washington D

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Size: 5203px × 3808px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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