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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3122262, member: 8267"]The earliest version of the image that I have found is the chromolithograph published by J. Latham & Co. of Boston.</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.it/itm/Antique-The-First-Easter-Dawn-Litho-By-B-Hall-Published-By-J-Latham-Co/324286517492?_trkparms=aid%3D1110009%26algo%3DSPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200220094952%26meid%3Dbbc331add535459bbca73072ee5a3c98%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D191794536947%26itm%3D324286517492%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3Ddefault&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.it/itm/Antique-The-First-Easter-Dawn-Litho-By-B-Hall-Published-By-J-Latham-Co/324286517492?_trkparms=aid%3D1110009%26algo%3DSPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200220094952%26meid%3Dbbc331add535459bbca73072ee5a3c98%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D191794536947%26itm%3D324286517492%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3Ddefault&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.it/itm/Antique-The-First-Easter-Dawn-Litho-By-B-Hall-Published-By-J-Latham-Co/324286517492?_trkparms=aid=1110009&algo=SPLICE.COMPLISTINGS&ao=1&asc=20200220094952&meid=bbc331add535459bbca73072ee5a3c98&pid=100008&rk=2&rkt=12&sd=191794536947&itm=324286517492&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047675&algv=default&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In 1879, J. Latham & Co acquired the National Chromo Company of Philadelphia, which specialized in "parlor prints". The business ceased in 1885.</p><p><a href="https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A79596/print" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A79596/print" rel="nofollow">https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool:79596/print</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is most likely that your painting is an amateur copy of the original chromolithograph print, as [USER=1476]@Debora[/USER] suggested.</p><p><br /></p><p>But your primary interest seems to be whether the painting you have is painted over an earlier painting, based on information you can see written on the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stretcher the canvas is mounted on is indicative of a 19th century date (or later). Stretchers with keys to adjust the size became common in the 19th century, replacing earlier "strainers" which were frames with fixed corners.</p><p><br /></p><p>It might also be helpful to determine the type of canvas used. If the fiber is cotton, (as opposed to linen), it is likely to be 19th century or later.</p><p><br /></p><p>It can be helpful to look closely at the edge of the canvas, where it is folded over the stretcher and nailed on. If an older canvas from before the era of stretchers was reused and remounted, there would be more than one series of tacking holes along the edge. There might also be evidence of additional layers of paint, or additional layers of canvas if an older painting had been relined and remounted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3122262, member: 8267"]The earliest version of the image that I have found is the chromolithograph published by J. Latham & Co. of Boston. [URL]https://www.ebay.it/itm/Antique-The-First-Easter-Dawn-Litho-By-B-Hall-Published-By-J-Latham-Co/324286517492?_trkparms=aid%3D1110009%26algo%3DSPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200220094952%26meid%3Dbbc331add535459bbca73072ee5a3c98%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D191794536947%26itm%3D324286517492%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3Ddefault&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219[/URL] In 1879, J. Latham & Co acquired the National Chromo Company of Philadelphia, which specialized in "parlor prints". The business ceased in 1885. [URL]https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A79596/print[/URL] I think it is most likely that your painting is an amateur copy of the original chromolithograph print, as [USER=1476]@Debora[/USER] suggested. But your primary interest seems to be whether the painting you have is painted over an earlier painting, based on information you can see written on the back. The stretcher the canvas is mounted on is indicative of a 19th century date (or later). Stretchers with keys to adjust the size became common in the 19th century, replacing earlier "strainers" which were frames with fixed corners. It might also be helpful to determine the type of canvas used. If the fiber is cotton, (as opposed to linen), it is likely to be 19th century or later. It can be helpful to look closely at the edge of the canvas, where it is folded over the stretcher and nailed on. If an older canvas from before the era of stretchers was reused and remounted, there would be more than one series of tacking holes along the edge. There might also be evidence of additional layers of paint, or additional layers of canvas if an older painting had been relined and remounted.[/QUOTE]
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