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George Catlin to paint for Versailles... The Smithsonian...
George Catlin to paint for Versailles... The Smithsonian...
Item # 691652
June 11, 1847
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 11, 1847 Page 3 has a brief item about the famed artist George Catlin: "Our countryman, Mr. Catlin, has received an order form Louis Philippe to paint 25 large paintings for Versailles, from the designs he submitted to him of the travels of La Salle on the Mississippi, St. Lawrence, and the great lakes of North America."
Also within is: "The Church & the War" with a few small items regarding the Mexican War. Then all: "Smithsonian Institution" being an update on the progress of construction of the 'castle' as it is referred to today.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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