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[DAVIS, Jefferson (1808 – 1889)]. War / Peace. Hartford: E.B. & E.C. Kellogg; New York: Geo. Witing [sic] (distributor), ca. 1864. Hand-colored lithograph print, with an optical illusion anti-Confederate satire of Jefferson Davis. In “War,” Davis is depicted as general “with lion heart and frantic mien”; upside down, in “Peace,” he is an ass whose “courage fails” and “homeward travels.” Affixed to mat, sight area 11 7/8 x 9 7/8”. Repaired tear through center of image, tape on verso; browned overall.