Details
Creator Wilcox, John Angel James, 1835-, engraver.
Title H.B. Stowe [graphic] / Richmond, del.; J.A.J. Wilcox sc.
Publisher [Boston] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher MASS. Boston. 1860
Date [ca. 1860]
Physical Description 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 15 cm (8.75 x 5.75 in.)
Description Bust-length portrait of the abolitionist and author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" as a young woman. Stowe, attired in a dress with a white neckline, looks at the viewer.
Notes Title from printed signature of sitter below image.
Dated based on the presented age of the sitter.
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 Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note Wilcox, an engraver and portrait painter, was active in Boston from 1860 until the early 20th century.
Subject Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 -- Portraits.
Abolitionists.
Women authors, American.
Women abolitionists -- United States.
Genre Engravings -- 1860-1870.
Portrait prints -- 1860-1870.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - S [P.8911.920]
Accession number P.8911.920