| Creator |
Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby. |
| Contributor |
Behnes, William, 1794-1864, artist. |
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Bernoud, Alphonse, 1820-1875, photographer. |
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Blaikley, Alexander, 1816-1903, artist. |
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Bonnet, Jules, photographer. |
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Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896, photographer. |
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Fratelli Alinari, photographer. |
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Herberth, Carl, photographer. |
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Horsburgh, John, 1835-1924, photographer. |
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Kearny, Francis, 1785-1837, engraver. |
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Lawson, Oscar A. 1813-1854, artist. |
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Leighton, George C., 1826-1895, printer. |
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Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869, artist. |
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Pound, Daniel J. engraver. |
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Rogers, Benjamin, 1792 or 3-1865, printer. |
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Sartain, John, 1808-1897, engraver. |
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Winterhalter, Franz Xaver, 1805-1873, artist. |
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Wilson, O. W., photographer. |
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Stone, Horatio, 1808-1875, sculptor. |
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John Wanamaker (Firm), publisher |
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Waldie, Adam, 1792?-1842, publisher |
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Morris père et fils, publisher |
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Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby, 1814-1886, former owner. |
| Title |
[Scrapbook of portraits] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
1855-1871 |
| Date |
[ca. 1855-ca. 1871] |
| Physical Description |
1 scrapbook (56 prints and photographs): albumen, wood engravings, engravings, lithograph, silhouette, and letterpress; scrapbook
51 x 42 cm.(20 x 16.5 in.)
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| Description |
Scrapbook containing portrait prints and photographs of American and European historical figures, dignitaries, and celebrities,
including several images of Queen Victoria. Majority of portraits are cartes de visite depicting full or three-quarter length
views, often also showing props, including balustrades, chairs, and backdrops. Sitters include Simon Cameron, Lord Byron,
Lord Cranworth, Charlotte Cushman, the young Edward VII, Percy Fitzgerald, Joseph Hew[e]s, John Hogan, James Logan, Frederick
Marryat, Michelangelo, D. L. Moody, Napoleon III, Winfield Scott, Rev. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, Queen Victoria, Sir William
Wilde, Lady Wilde, and Lord Wodehouse. Also contains a small number of unidentified portraits; patriotic song sheets illustrated
with military leaders of No. 1 and No. 2 Arméee Française, including Felix Douay; and images of statuary, including the sculpture
of Alexander Hamilton by Horatio Stone.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Some items identified by, or contain, manuscript notes by Smith inscribed on mount or verso. Notes often explicate provenance. |
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Various artists, photographers, and engravers including A. Blaikely, D. J. Pound, F. Winterhalter, J. B. Longacre, F. Kearny,
A. Bernoud, W. Behnes, O. A. Lawson, J. Horsburgh, M. B. Brady, John Sartain, J. Bonnet, O. W. Wilson, C. Herberth, and Fratelli
Alinari.
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Various printers and publishers including George C. Leighton, John Wanamaker & Co., B. Rogers, Adam Waldie, and Morris pere
et fils.
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Forms part of M. Rebecca Darby Smith Scrapbooks Collection. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Portraits. |
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Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 -- Portraits. |
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Cranworth, Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron, 1790-1868 -- Portraits. |
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Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 -- Portraits. |
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Douay, Félix Charles, 1816-1879 -- Portraits |
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Edward VII King of Great Britain 1841-1910 -- Portraits. |
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Fitzgerald, Percy Hetherington, 1834-1925 -- Portraits. |
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Statues. |
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Hewes, Joseph, 1730-1779 -- Portraits. |
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Hogan, John, 1800-1858 -- Portraits. |
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Logan, James, 1674-1751 -- Portraits. |
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Kimberley, John Wodehouse, Earl of, 1826-1902 -- Portraits. |
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Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 -- Portraits. |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Portraits. |
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Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899 -- Portraits. |
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Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 -- Portraits. |
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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 -- Portraits. |
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Van Rensselaer, Cortlandt, 1808-1860 -- Portraits. |
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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Portraits. |
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Wilde, W. R. (William Robert), 1815-1876 -- Portraits. |
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Wilde, Lady, 1826-1896 -- Portraits. |
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France. Armée -- People. |
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Celebrities -- Europe. |
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Celebrities -- United States. |
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Government officials -- Europe. |
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Government officials -- United states. |
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Rulers -- Europe. |
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Sculpture -- Europe. |
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SP10 Philadelphia artists. |
| Genre |
Scrapbooks -- 1850-1880. |
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Albumen prints -- 1850-1880. |
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Cartes de visite -- 1850-1880. |
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Engravings -- 1850-1880. |
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Wood engravings -- 1850-1880. |
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Illustrations -- 1850-1880. |
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Letterpress works -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1850-1880. |
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Portrait prints -- 1850-1880. |
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Silhouettes -- 1850-1880. |
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Song sheets -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Stone, Horatio, 1808-1875, sculptor. |
| Printer |
John Wanamaker (Firm), publisher |
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Waldie, Adam, 1792?-1842, publisher |
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Morris père et fils, publisher |
| Provenance |
Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby, 1814-1886, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| 4-Alcove 2 [Is 6 1518.Q, vol. 1] |
| Accession number |
Is 6 1518.Q, vol. 1 |
