| Creator |
B. Tanner & W.R. Jones, engraver. |
| Contributor |
Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848, engraver. |
|
Jones, William R. engraver. |
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Robinson, John, -ca. 1829, artist. |
|
How, J., publisher. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Revd. John Gloucester, [graphic] : Late pastor of the First African Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. / Painted by J. Robinson;
Engraved by B. Tanner & W.R. Jones.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: Published by J. How |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1828 |
| Date |
August 1st 1823 |
| Physical Description |
1 print: stipple engraving; sheet 35 x 27 cm (13.75 x 10.5 in.) |
| Description |
Half-length portrait of the first African American man ordained by the Presbyterian Church, seated and facing left, and with
his right hand raised. Gloucester is attired in a shirt with a high neck collar, a vest, and a jacket. Contains decorative
border with an inset of the Bible inscribed with the verse John I:29. Born and enslaved in Tennessee, Gloucester, initially
a missionary, presided over the first African American Presbyterian church in the country.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
See Lib. Company. Annual report, 1973, p. 43. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. Accessioned 1973. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Gloucester, John, 1776 or 1777-1822 -- Portraits. |
|
First African Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American clergy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American missionaries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American Presbyterians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Free African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Freedmen -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Free African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Free men -- 1783-1815 -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Portrait prints -- 1820-1830. |
|
Stipple engravings -- 1820-1830. |
| Illustrator |
Robinson, John, -ca. 1829, artist. |
| Printer |
How, J., publisher. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - G [P.8911.430] |
| Accession number |
P.8911.430 |
