Thulstrup, Thure de "Sheridan’s Final Charge at Winchester" [Proof]

Thure de Thulstrup.  "Sheridan’s Final Charge at Winchester." From Prang’s War Pictures.  Boston: L. Prang, 1886-1887.  15 x 21 7/8.  Chromolithograph.  Full margins.  Rare proof print with registration marks and color scale.  Small registration hole in bottom right margin corner.  Small stain in bottom margin just to the left of color scale.  Else, very good condition.  Leading one of the many battles of Winchester, Virginia during the American Civil War, Gen. Phillip Sheridan rides his favorite horse, Rienzi, in a cavalry charge.  So memorable was the battle for the war hero that he later changed the horse’s name to Winchester.  Proofs, such as this example, were made for each print in the series. The lithographer marked each side of the image with a cross so that each color plate would align correctly.  A hole in the bottom right corner also allows the lithographer to place the sheet of paper in the same spot for the multiple passes through the press to achieve the required colors.