Creator |
Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864, lithographer. |
Contributor |
Inman, Henry, 1801-1846, artist. |
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Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, lithographer. |
Title |
Roberts Vaux [graphic] / Painted by Henry Inman; On Stone by A. Newsam. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia : P.S. Duval, Lith |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1836 |
Date |
[ca. 1840] |
Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 35 x 28 cm (13.5 x 10.75 in.) |
Description |
Half-length portrait of the Philadelphia Quaker philanthropist, abolitionist, and social reformer who helped found the American
Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 and who wrote several pamphlets against the spread of slavery into the western territories. Vaux,
attired in a white shirt, a black waistcoat, and a black jacket, looks at the viewer.
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Notes |
Title from printed signature of sitter below image. |
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Date inferred from content and medium. |
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Printed below image: I am with great truth thy affectionate friend, Roberts Vaux. |
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Accessioned after 1870 and before 1900. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Biographical / historical note |
Newsam, a respected Philadelphia lithographer, was a deaf mute who received early art training at Philadelphia's Institute
for the Deaf and Dumb.
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Subject |
Vaux, Roberts, 1786-1836 -- Portraits. |
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American Anti-Slavery Society. |
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Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Authors. |
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Philanthropists. |
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Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Social reformers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Genre |
Lithographs -- 1830-1840. |
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Portrait prints -- 1830-1840. |
Printer |
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, lithographer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Portrait prints-V [1885.F.23] |
Accession number |
1885.F.23 |