French Revolution of 1848, American Delegation to Provisional Government, c.1848

€ 485

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1848
Sheet size: 26.4 × 36.3 cm (10.4 × 14.3 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14302-29

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Good condition for age. Light age toning and scattered foxing primarily in the margins. Minor handling wear and slight discoloration consistent with age. The image remains strong and well-preserved. Please study photographs carefully. Unframed.

About this sheet

A deputation of Americans in Paris presenting flags to the Provisional Government of France on 6 March 1848, an original lithograph issued in Paris in 1848. The sheet is printed in black and lettered with a long caption in French and English beneath the image, and the lower margin carries a Paris publisher's line and the lithographer's name.

At the center, two men shake hands before a raised platform: the American spokesman, Mr. Goodrich, and Arago of the provisional government. Around them a crowd of men in dark frock coats presses in, many with a hand on the heart or an arm raised, and two large flags, the Stars and Stripes at the left and the French tricolor at the right, wave over the scene. Statues stand on pedestals in the background.

The caption explains that the Americans came to offer the flags of the United States as a sign of sympathy with the new republic, a few days after the fall of Louis-Philippe in February 1848.