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Summary

Description

November 29, 1863: the Assault on Fort Sanders. Civil War Lithograph by Kurz and Allison, restored by Adam Cuerden.

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: This was just a fun restoration. It wasn't that long, but it had some interesting aspects, and I think the result came out particularly well. It was mainly just a careful cleanup, a colour adjustment, and lots of little tweaks everywhere to remove a century and a bit of smudging and damage.

It helped that it was a very well-drawn artwork. Kurz and Allison aren't my favourite illustrators of the American Civil War - that's Thure de Thulstrup - but they're still quite good. And I do love American Civil War stuff..

Date

1891

Source

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91721203/

Author

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Licensing

Original Artwork:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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The following is requested for the restoration:

	The copyright holder of this file, Adam Cuerden, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:21, 23 December 2012	8,200 × 6,440 (32.27 MB)	Adam Cuerden	further fixes
	03:55, 23 December 2012	8,200 × 6,440 (32.34 MB)	Adam Cuerden
	07:06, 22 December 2012	8,200 × 6,440 (32.6 MB)	Adam Cuerden	User created page with UploadWizard