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Gerrit Smith [graphic] / Engraved by J.C. Buttre.
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Creator
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver.
Title
Gerrit Smith [graphic] / Engraved by J.C. Buttre.
Publisher
[New York] : [Dewitt and Davenport]
Publisher
N.Y. New York. 1854
Date
[1854]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 13 cm (7.5 x 4.75 in.)
Description
Bust-length portrait of the philanthropist, social reformer, and abolitionist, who was actively involved as a "station master" in the Underground Railroad. Show Smith attired in a white collared shirt, a black tie, a patterned waistcoat, and a black jacket.
Notes
Title from printed signature of sitter below the image.
Published in George W. Bungay's Off-hand takings, or, crayon sketches of the noticeable men of our age (New York: Dewitt and Davenport, 1854), p. 330.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Subject
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 -- Portraits.
Abolitionists -- United States.
Philanthropists -- United States.
Underground railroad system -- United States.
Genre
Engravings -- 1850-1860.
Portrait prints -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - S [10753.D]
Accession number
10753.D
In Collections
African American History Prints and Watercolors and Drawings
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