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Chronicles of Count Antonio by Anthony Hope

Description: Image of an advertisement for Chronicles of Count Antonio by Anthony Hope featuring a man in armor using a sword and dagger to fend off six sword arms aimed at him from below.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1895
Call number: priJLC_ART_003249
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

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Image of an advertisement for No-To-Bac tobacco cessation aid featuring a warrior standing with one foot placed on another warrior on the ground. The standing man is holding a sword, and has armor on his right arm and leg. His shield reads "No-To-Bac." The fallen man has a shield that reads "Nicotine." The background is of hills and trees, with a Greek temple at upper right.

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In memory of Abraham Lincoln. The reward of the just

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Image of a memorial print for United States president Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln ascends into heaven assisted by Father Time and an angel (or "Immortality") from a crypt; three women at left (Faith, Hope, and Charity) can be seen grieving, one holds her hand out, another with two children in her arms, and a third is slumped forward on her arms weeping; beneath Lincoln is a bald eagle, Union shield on which is written "E pluribus unum" and the goddess Columbia (or Liberty) bowing her head in sorrow, staff with Phrygian cap in hand; Lincoln's discarded armor and sword lie on the ground near a Native American Indian with his hatchet and arrows sitting with head resting on his knees; on the tomb is written the words "A. Lincoln, Died April 15th 1865."

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Commemoration of Washington

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Image of a memorial print for United States president George Washington; Washington ascends into heaven assisted by Father Time and an angel (or "Immortality") from a crypt; three women at left (Faith, Hope, and Charity) can be seen grieving, one holds her hand out, another with two children in her arms, and a third is slumped forward on her arms weeping; beneath Washington is a bald eagle, Union shield on which is written "E pluribus unum" and the goddess Columbia (or Liberty) bowing her head in sorrow, staff with Phrygian cap in hand; Washington's discarded armor and sword lie on the ground near a Native American Indian with his hatchet and arrows sitting with head resting on his knees; on the tomb is written the words "Sacred is the Memory of Washington OB 11 Dec. - D 1799. Et. 68."

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Image of a Roman warrior wearing chest armor and holding a sword and shield; radiating sun in background.

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In Vanity Fair drawings by A. B. Wenzell

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Image of an advertisement for Vanity Fair magazine featuring a woman in a long off-the-shoulder gown with puffed sleeves and a floral hat.

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Image of an advertisement for The Sunday Chronicle featuring a woman in a long strapless dress leaning forward towards a cockatoo bird flapping its wings while sitting on a hoop.

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Chronicles of Count Antonio by Anthony Hope

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