| Creator |
Inger, Christian, artist. |
| Contributor |
Phenix, Thomas, publisher. |
|
Duval, Williams & Duval, printer. |
| Title |
Masonic memorial [graphic] / Ch. Inger, del. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Thomas Phenix , (Philadelphia: Lith. Duval, Williams & Duval) |
| Date |
1860 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 64 x 49 cm (25 x 19 in.) |
| Description |
Commemorative, fictionalized group portrait print depicting “seventy-seven Masonic Brethren, Signers of the Declaration of
American Independence and other Distinguished Members of the “Masonic Fraternity” in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall.
Shows three rows of Brethren (“Distinguished Dead” and “immortal”) within the paneled wall room of the historic site being
used as an exhibit gallery. At the center of the first row stands “Father of his Country” George Washington, his left hand
on his hip, and wearing a masonic apron adorned with Masonic symbols. Nearest him to the left, also in masonic, but undecorated,
aprons, stand Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Other figures in undecorated aprons in the front row include (left to
right) James Buchanan; Marquise de Lafayette; Bishop William White; Andrew Jackson; and Henry Clay. Some of the men hold hats
or scrolls, while others hold their hands together, or cross their arms. Other figures in the further rows include Stephen
Girard, Stephen A. Douglas, and John C. Breckenridge. In the background, framed artwork, predominately from the Charles Willson
Peale portrait collection; Henry Inman's portrait painting of William Penn (left); Thomas Sully's portrait painting of Lafayette
(right) line the walls. Background also includes in the far right, the Liberty Bell upon which a stuffed bald eagle sits (installed
1852) and, in the center, a bronze eagle elevated above the partially visible wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815
by William Rush, installed 1824).
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| Notes |
Title from from promotional pamphlet held in collections [Am 1860 Pheni 54390.O.13]. Pamphlet also lists the names of many
of the sitters in image.
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Publication information from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by Thomas Phenix in
the Clerk's Office of the Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
|
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Gift of David Doret, 2011. |
| Subject |
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 -- Portraits. |
|
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 -- Portraits. |
|
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Portraits. |
|
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 -- Portraits. |
|
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Portraits. |
|
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Portraits. |
|
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 -- Portraits. |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portraits. |
|
White, William, 1748-1836 -- Portraits. |
|
Freemasons. |
|
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Galleries (Display spaces) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Commemorative prints -- 1850-1860. |
|
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **group portrait prints - Masons [P.2011.45.10] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.45.10 |
