{"product_id":"kurz-and-allison-battle-of-fredericksburg","title":"Kurz and Allison — Battle of Fredericksburg","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"149\"\u003eKurz \u0026amp; Allison — Battle of Fredericksburg\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"432\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1888 (copyrighted 1888 by Kurz \u0026amp; Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago)\u003cbr data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"230\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multi-stone chromolithograph on heavy wove paper\u003cbr data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"293\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eImage Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 7\/8 x 14 3\/4 in.\u003cbr data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"331\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 x 18 1\/2 in.\u003cbr data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"365\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"379\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kurz \u0026amp; Allison, 76 \u0026amp; 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, U.S.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"818\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"450\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"453\"\u003eThis chromolithograph depicts the December 13, 1862 engagement at Fredericksburg, Virginia. The composition is structured to emphasize depth and elevation, with layered troop formations advancing across a rising field toward fortified positions. The foreground is tightly rendered, while mid- and background passages recede through carefully modulated tonal shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eColor construction is achieved through multiple lithographic stone impressions, visible in the modeling of uniforms, terrain, and smoke effects. Under magnification, the surface reveals lithographic crayon texture and overlapping pigment passes rather than mechanical halftone screening. The pigment is absorbed into the heavy wove paper, producing a matte, fiber-integrated surface characteristic of late 19th-century chromolithography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003eThe print reflects Kurz \u0026amp; Allison’s established visual approach:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003edramatic panoramic staging\u003cbr data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003edensely layered figure groupings\u003cbr data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1389\"\u003ecareful multi-stone color registration\u003cbr data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1430\"\u003eindustrial-scale historical imagery executed with painterly surface depth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eOriginally issued as part of the late 19th-century bound portfolio of Civil War battle scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1618\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eOriginal bound portfolio (1880s–1890s) → Velvet Foundation for the Arts (VLAF)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47689982247150,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/5847\/9086\/files\/Battle_of_Fredericksburg.webp?v=1771789996","url":"https:\/\/vlaf.org\/products\/kurz-and-allison-battle-of-fredericksburg","provider":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}