Details
Creator Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver.
Title H.W. Beecher at 40. [graphic] / Engraved by J.C. Buttre.
Publisher [New York] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1853-1890
Date [between 1853 and 1890]
Physical Description 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 15 cm (8.75 x 5.75 in.)
Description Bust-length portrait of Brooklyn preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher, attired in a white collared shirt, a black tie, a waistcoat with a pocket watch chain, and a jacket. He faces forward and looks at the viewer.
Notes Title from printed signature of sitter below image.
Accessioned 1982.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
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.
Biographical / historical note Buttre, a prolific New York portrait painter and engraver, published later in his career in 1877, "American portrait gallery," a three-volume set of celebrity portraiture which was reissued from 1880-1881.
Subject Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 -- Portraits.
Abolitionists -- United States.
Clergy -- New York -- New York City.
Genre Engravings -- 1850-1890.
Portrait prints -- 1850-1890.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Portrait Prints-B [P.8911.30]
Accession number P.8911.30