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One of the best baseball prints to be had...
One of the best baseball prints to be had...
Item # 703251
August 22, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885
* Illustrator Thure de Thulstrup
* Great baseball action engraving
Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific full page baseball print by T. deThulstrup captioned: "The Winning Run--How Is It, Umpire?" being a dramatic print of a runner sliding into home plate showing the catcher, umpire and several players in the field.
This is one of the best baseball prints to be had from Harper's, accompanied with a full column story on the following page.
Other prints include a full front page: "Calibre Fifty-Four" by Zogbaum; a fullpg. montage of deep-sea divers: "Removing Pilgrim Rock"; a nice doublepage centerfold showing six scenes of: "Summer On Lake Superior" by Charles Graham; over a half page: "Bee Keeping in New York"; a full page: "High Bridge On Sunday" & a few other smaller prints including a back page political cartoon by Thomas Nast.
Sixteen pages, a light library stamp at an upper corner of the front page, some light staining to the margins of the front page, good condition.
AI notes: The August 22, 1885 issue of Harper’s Weekly featured one of the most iconic 19th-century baseball engravings, a full-page woodcut by Swedish-born illustrator Thure de Thulstrup titled “The Winning Run—How Is It, Umpire?”. The dramatic scene depicts a base runner sliding headfirst into home plate as the catcher braces for the tag, the umpire leaning in to make the crucial call, while teammates and spectators look on in suspense. At a time when professional baseball was still solidifying its place as America’s national pastime, the engraving captured both the speed and tension of the game, elevating its cultural standing for Harper’s middle-class readership. Though de Thulstrup was better known for his military and historical illustrations, this work became one of the best-remembered sporting prints of the period, later reproduced in lithographs and celebrated by collectors as one of the finest baseball images ever published in Harper’s Weekly.
Category: 1880-1889
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