U.S. Grant Copper

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Here for YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A GENUINE 1885 COPPER ANTIQUE RENDERING OF U.S.GRANT , THE GENERAL OF GENERALS. The artist L. MARTIN did a very detailed , exacting LIKENESS of Grant. Is dated 1885 which is the year Grant died of throat cancer. If one looks at the high color and tie under Grant's neck , this may have been an attempt to hid the ravages of cancer .Measures 22" x 23" high , albeit heavy , can be wall hung . This nice piece retains it's original golden brown patina. This is a wonderful and important piece of American Art history

Ulysses S. Grant born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869-77) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under the command of Grant, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America.