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Ulysses S. Grant[edit]

Original - Grant from West Point to Appomattox, an 1885 lithograph by Thure de Thulstrup. Clockwise from lower left: Graduation from West Point (1843); In the tower at Chapultepec (1847); Drilling his Volunteers (1861); The Battle of Fort Donelson (1862); The Battle of Shiloh (1862); The Siege of Vicksburg (1863); The Battle of Chattanooga (1863); Appointment as Commander-in-Chief by Abraham Lincoln (1864); The Surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House (1865)
Reason
We now have an article on the artist, which seemed to be the only thing stopping this from being promoted last time. Original image: File:Ulysses S. Grant from West Point to Appomattox unrestored.jpg
Articles this image appears in
Ulysses S. Grant, Twelve-pound cannon, Thure de Thulstrup
Creator
Thure de Thulstrup
Previous Nomination
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Grant from West Point to Appomattox
  • Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday Over 208 FCs served 19:00, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support - Only has EV for Thure de Thulstrup IMO. It should probably be removed from the other articles. (Sorry, but I just don't think it's an appropriate style of illustration for Grant's article.) Nice job on the restoration though. Kaldari (talk) 19:27, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I think it is perfectly appropriate to have a contemporary image of Grant in the Grant article, even if the style of the lithograph is not one that is often created these days. Also, I'm not sure of the appropriateness in the twelve-pound cannon article. However, the image is of fine quality; therefore, I support. NW (Talk) 22:19, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • There's a twelve-pound cannon in one of the smaller images (In the tower at Chapultepec), I agree it'd make sense to just use that bit of the image in twelve-pound cannon; however, as I understand it, the list of articles it's in is supposed to be comprehensive. If it hasn't been changed to a better image by tonight, I'll prepare a detail for use there. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 208 FCs served 02:19, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. The Encyclopedic Value is highest in Thure de Thulstrup, where it illustrates his style well. It has reasonable EV in the Grant article, as a contemporary representation of the figure. Mostlyharmless (talk) 09:48, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support based on it being used in the artist's article now. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 13:17, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Per above; also, is it fair to call an image published in 1885, the year of Grant's death, contemporary? Cowtowner 23:48, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
    • That's when his memoirs were published, and this pretty much illustrates his memoirs. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 208 FCs served 23:56, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as I did last time. upstateNYer 03:30, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I wasn't going to respond, because I don't have much time to look closely anymore. However, this recent time was the third time this caught my eye, and I couldn't help by look closely. It is an impressive image. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:02, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Still good. Staxringold talkcontribs 14:05, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ulysses S. Grant from West Point to Appomattox.jpg  GARDEN  20:50, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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