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Lot 255

[BARNUM'S MUSEUM]. BENECKE, Thomas (American, mid-19th cent...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[BARNUM'S MUSEUM]. BENECKE, Thomas (American, mid-19th century). Sleighing in New York. New York, ca. 1870. Chromolithographic print by Nagel and Lewis, published by Emil Seitz. ?A whimsical perspective of city traffic and congestion can be seen in the vividly colored lithograph ... carriages, horses, and pedestrians navigating the corners of ... Streets, which were dominated by Barnum's American Museum." (Zahava Friedman Stadler, The Spectacle of Downtown Broadway.) Sight 21 x 30". Framed under glass. Frame size 23 x 32". Print a bit toned, left side visibly dampstained, a few visible creases. Not examined out of frame.