{"product_id":"frances-marion-johnson-fry-co-c-1861","title":"Frances Marion: Johnson, Fry \u0026 Co., c.1861","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e Frances Marion\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johnson, Fry \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate: \u003c\/b\u003ec.1861\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eA crisp steel engraving on a very clean sheet. Superb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInches:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8 1\/4 x 10 3\/4 [Paper] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20.95 x 27.30 [Paper] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct ID: \u003c\/b\u003e308726\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Patriot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSteel-engraved portrait from \u003ci\u003eNational Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA fine steel engraving printed on wove paper, issued as part of Johnson, Fry \u0026amp; Co.’s ambitious patriotic series celebrating notable figures in the nation’s political and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrancis Marion (c. 1732–1795), known as the “Swamp Fox,” was a celebrated Revolutionary War officer from South Carolina whose daring guerrilla campaigns against British forces made him a legendary figure in early American memory. Of Huguenot descent and long associated with the lowcountry plantations and swamps of the Santee and Pee Dee regions, Marion commanded small, highly mobile bands of militia, striking supply lines and outposts before vanishing into difficult terrain, a style of irregular warfare that later biographers and artists romanticized as a uniquely American form of military ingenuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA fine representation celebrating Marion’s fame, depicted on horseback in dramatic woodland scenes.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNational Portrait Gallery of Eminent Amtheericans\u003c\/i\u003e, where his image stood alongside other Revolutionary heroes as part of a visual canon of national founders. The enduring appeal of these images lies in their blend of history and myth: they present Marion not only as an effective partisan commander, but as a symbol of tenacity, tactical ingenuity, and backcountry resilience in the struggle for American independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMarion’s exploits inspired the fictional Benjamin Martin in the 2000 film \u003ci\u003eThe Patriot\u003c\/i\u003e, although Mel Gibson’s character is a composite rather than a direct portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47636964540555,"sku":"308726","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/6416\/6795\/files\/Johnson_FryFrancesMarion_1861.jpg?v=1782506858","url":"https:\/\/theantiquarium.com\/products\/frances-marion-johnson-fry-co-c-1861","provider":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}