1880 Lithograph Leonora FM Preston Art Genoese Crossbow Saxon Sword Dancer ZZ17 IDG1 Christiansen

Christiansen

Minnie Maddern Fiske

Val Costello

366 Broadway New York

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1880 Lithograph Leonora FM Preston Art Genoese Crossbow Saxon Sword Dancer ZZ17 IDG1 Christiansen"Genoese Crossbowman and Saxon Sword Dancers" This is an original 1880 black and white lithograph of a drawing by Leonora F. M. Preston of a Genoese crossbowman and a pair of Saxon sword dancers. Genoese crossbowmen were renowned during the Middle Ages for their archery and combat skills. Saxon sword dancers traditionally performed fencing to the music of a bagpiper. CONDITION This 133+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging throughout.