Lot 32
Buchanan, James - Signed, Inscribed Irish Political Protest Broadside. Original 1849 Irish Political Protest Broadside Inscribed and Signed "18 July 1861, Presented to Jameson Glossbrenner by James Buchanan." Broadside is entitled "Protest Against the British Government," on wove stock, 30 x 20", [Philadelphia], Michael Lawrence, 1849. An elaborate harp with two angels at the top forms the border of the text, engraved in wood by Joseph H. Brightly; the angels hold scrolls with names of protesting Irishmen, including John Mitchel, T.R. Meagher, Wm. S. O'Brien, and C.G. Duffy. A portrait of Irish martyr (Robert) Emmett is featured above the text, with the legend "Let no man write my epitaph till Ireland is free!" Wood frame is 35¾ x 25½". The broadside is a lengthy condemnation of the British government, charging it with the suppression of the Irish press, Catholicism and the Irish people, and calling for "a consolidated union like that of the American Revolution…The insulted majesty of a people will rise and defend the glorious standard." Broadside has a few scattered stains, not affecting legibility, and some closed tears to margins, not affecting text or images; expert paper repairs to verso. A handsome Irish political piece with an important James Buchanan autograph showing his solidarity with the Irish. Estimate Value $1,200 - 1,800
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