Details
Creator Wagstaff, Charles Edward, 1808-1850, engraver.
Contributor Inman, Henry, artist.
Title William White, D.D. [graphic] : Late Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the state of Pennsylvania, United States of America / H. Inman, pinxt; C.E. Wagstaff, sc.
Publisher [United States] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1840
Date [ca. 1840]
Physical Description 1 print : mezzotint ; sheet 59 x 73 cm (23 x 28.5 in.)
Description Full-length, seated portrait of the first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania and civic leader who also served as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. White, attired in clerical robes, sits on a Gothic-style chair within the church and looks at the viewer. His left arm hangs down over the armrest, and he holds a book in his right hand on his lap. In the left is a table with vessels for the Eucharist, including a flagon, two chalices, a plate, and a stand. There is a kneeling cushion on the floor in front of the table. In the background, stained glass windows are visible.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content.
Subject White, William, 1748-1836 -- Portraits.
Episcopal Church -- Pennsylvania -- Bishops.
Bishops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Mezzotints -- 1830-1840.
Portrait prints -- 1830-1840.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2019.64.45]
Accession number P.2019.64.45