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"John Paul Jones Captures the Countess & Serapis Sept. 23, 1779, " Kurz & Allison

circa 1890

About the Item

"John Paul Jones Captures the Countess & Serapis, Sept. 23, 1779" is an original lithograph by Kurz & Allison. It depicts a Revolutionary War navy commander in a moment of victory against England. 12 1/4" x 18" art 21 3/8" x 26 7/8" frame Kurz & Allison were a major publisher of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. Based at 267-269 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, they built their reputation on large prints published in the mid-1880s depicting battles of the American Civil War. This was a period of recollection among veterans, and the company was trying to capitalize of this sentiment. In all, a set of thirty-six battle scenes were published from designs by Louis Kurz (1835–1921), himself a veteran of the war. Kurz, a native of Salzburg, Austria, had immigrated to the United States in 1848. While the prints were highly inaccurate and considered naive fantasies like Currier and Ives prints, they were still sought after. They did not pretend to mirror the actual events but rather attempted to tap people's patriotic emotions. When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, the company created several large prints of the major battles and of the subsequent campaign of the Philippine-American War. Later conflicts such as the Russo-Japanese War were also illustrated by the company.
  • Creator:
    Kurz and Allison (1880, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1890
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.375 in (54.3 cm)Width: 26.875 in (68.27 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 8837g1stDibs: LU60532656351
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