President Grover Cleveland Wedding White House Huge Folio 1880s Antique Print 2 For Sale

Huge original antique print from an 1880s illustrated journal.It depicts President Grover Clevelandbeing married toFrances Folsom in the White House. On the back of the print is a 22-inch article about the US President\'s wedding.

Cleveland entered the White House as a bachelor, and his sister Rose Cleveland joined him, to act as hostess for the first two years of his administration. Unlike the previous bachelor president James Buchanan, Cleveland did not remain a bachelor for long. In 1885 the daughter of Cleveland\'s friend Oscar Folsom visited him in Washington. Frances Folsom was a student at Wells College. When she returned to school, President Cleveland received her mother\'s permission to correspond with her, and they were soon engaged to be married. On June 2, 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room at the White House.

It is very large (double folio size), measuring approximately22 x 16 inches (56 x 40.5 cm). The picture fills most of the page, with a caption below. The back of the print is blanks, which means it was probably a rare supplement to the journal.

The print has a fold in the middle, where it was folded into the magazine long ago. Note that the fold line has small holes from where it was bound into the magazine long ago. See scan for an accurate view of the condition.

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.