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Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion, (painting). Artist:  Blythe, David Gilmour, 1815-1865, painter. Title:  Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion, (painting). Other Titles:  Slaying the Dragon, (painting). Dates:  1862. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm). Inscription:  (Lower left:) Blythe signed Description:  Characterization of Lincoln about to strike a dragon with a broom while a small figure chains his right leg to a tree stump along with a liberty bell. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Cartoon -- Political Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Fantasy -- Dragon Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 48.413 Provenance:  Gift of Karolik, Martha C., References:  Museum of Fine Arts Boston, "M and M Karolik Collection of American paintings, 1815 to 1865," Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1949. "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969. Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 27. Illustration:  Image on file. Antiques (Nov. 1975): pg. 994. Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 27. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 20490166   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 20490166 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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