80: GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM (1811-1879) HAND COLORED MEZZOTINT

George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879)
The Jolly Flat Boat Men (1847)
The mezzotint engraving with roulette engraved by T. Doney, printed by Powell and Company, PAINTED BY G.C. BINGHAM ESQ, colored by hand, published by American Art Union, New York.
Image measures 18.75 x 24, sheet is 23 x 27, and frame is 29 x 33 inches.
Numerous tears and visible repairs throughout, color in the upper areas may have been added later, the legend is affected in a way that leaves all lettering blurred,
$1,000 - $1,500