![HOWE, Julia Ward (1819-1910). Oversize cabinet photograph signed ("Julia Ward Howe"), by Purdy of Boston (imprint on mount), n.d. [copyright 1902]. 8 x 6 in, including mount, light soiling, the image clear and dark.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2007/NYR/2007_NYR_01938_1076_000(021359).jpg?w=1)
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HOWE, Julia Ward (1819-1910). Oversize cabinet photograph signed ("Julia Ward Howe"), by Purdy of Boston (imprint on mount), n.d. [copyright 1902]. 8 x 6 in, including mount, light soiling, the image clear and dark.
THE AUTHOR OF "THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC." A finely detailed head-and shoulders image of the influential author, suffragette and abolitionist, wearing an elaborately embroidered gown and shawl. Howe's memorable lyrics to the tune "John Brown's Body," penned in 1861 after a tour of Union Army encampments, achieved universal popularity as the most widely sung anthem of the Civil War, under the title of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
THE AUTHOR OF "THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC." A finely detailed head-and shoulders image of the influential author, suffragette and abolitionist, wearing an elaborately embroidered gown and shawl. Howe's memorable lyrics to the tune "John Brown's Body," penned in 1861 after a tour of Union Army encampments, achieved universal popularity as the most widely sung anthem of the Civil War, under the title of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."