Wonderful original 19th century oil painting on panel by an English author Measures with frame 32 X 27
Painting cm. 22X27
Samuel Wilson was the official supplier of meat to American troops in 1812, during the Revolutionary War. Legend has it that a delivery man of his, who was delivering crates with the supply, joking with a soldier claimed that the US writing on the packages referred to Uncle Sam (Wilson).
It seems that this is the origin of the personification of the USA in Uncle Sam, who, at least for the first few years, however, had a competitor Brother Jonathan, who was later ousted and moved on to represent the state of New England.
It is also said that the representation of him with white hair and goatee and top hat was inspired by Samuel Wilson; but the famous manifesto we think of every time we evoke this character is certainly not inspired by him.
His first appearance dates back to 1916: Leslie's Weekly magazine commissioned American illustrator James Montgomery Flagg to create a poster calling young Americans to enlist.
At that time Flagg was rather penniless, out of ideas and so he decided to do as is often done in advertising: he copied an English poster from a few years earlier, adapting it.
Very Very RARE!!!!!!!!!