Antique Vanity Fair print.
Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War. During Reconstruction, he fought to minimize the power of the ex-Confederates and guarantee equal rights to the freedmen.
Artist: Thomas Nast
Publication date: 25th May 1872
Image size: 371mm x 247mm
Condition: very good - some small black marks to bottom and left margin which do not impact on print itself.