The First Railroad Train on the Mohawk and Hudson Road Photogravure E. L. Henry

Description

A nice antique c1900 hand colored
Chine-colle photogravure
of the First Railroad Train on the Mohawk and Hudson Road which was painted by Edward Lamson Henry.
E. L. Henry was famous for his genre scenes and liked to depict events from recent U.S. history.
The first railway train was Edward's largest and most famous piece. It was made for the World's Columbian Exhibition held in Chicago in 1893 and was made to be exhibited in the Transportation Building. It commemorated the first trip using a steam locomotive on the route from Albany to Schenectady nearly six decades earlier. The pictured train is the DeWitt Henry.
The original painting by Edward Henry was thought to be based off of a lithograph that itself was based off a silhouette picture made at the original location.
This is an exceptional piece for what it is, matted and framed, that presents quite well. The brass plate identifying the work suggests it was displayed at some point in a more official capacity such as a bank, law firm or government office building. The dimensions are 20 3/8" high x 41 1/2" Long OD on the frame and the visible image size is 13 3/4" x 34 1/2".
Please do review all of the photographs as they are of the actual item you are buying.
Due to the nature of this item, I cannot consolidate shipping!
This item condition is overall good condition.
This item will be shipped via USPS Parcel Post or FedEx.
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