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This vintage print is a rare genealogical lithograph titled "No. 1 Ezekiel Halsted Senior," published in New York around 1855 by the renowned printmaking firm Sarony & Co.Artwork Details Subject: The intricate family tree tracks the expansive lineage of Ezekiel Halsted Sr. (1738–1805), a prominent native of Westchester County, New York, who served as a 2nd Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War.Artist/Lithographer: The design was executed by Napoleon Sarony, a celebrated mid-19th-century American lithographer and photographer famed for his artistic portraits of iconic figures.Structure: The lithograph uses an elaborate, organic tree motif where individual banners curling along the roots, trunk, and branches spell out five distinct generations of descendants—ranging from children and grandchildren up to great-great-grandchildren.Aesthetic: The bottom margin features detailed historical data regarding birth and marriage milestones, set against a classic romantic landscape typical of mid-Victorian archival records. |
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