Creator |
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver. |
Contributor |
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, photographer. |
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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, photographer. |
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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, publisher. |
Title |
Maj. Gen. Cassius M. Clay [graphic] / Phot. by Brady; Engd. by J.C. Buttre. |
Publisher |
New York : Published by J.C. Buttre, 48 Franklin St |
Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1865 |
Date |
[ca. 1865] |
Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 21 x 28 cm (8 x 11 in.) |
Description |
Bust-length portrait of the Southern abolitionist, newspaper publisher, and diplomat. Clay, attired in his Union uniform,
faces slightly left. Clay, appointed to the Union Army in 1862 and concurrently to a diplomatic appointment to Russia, refused
military service until the Union abolished slavery in the Confederacy. He actively served in 1863.
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Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date based on the presented age of the sitter. |
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Printed signature of sitter below image. |
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Accessioned 1982. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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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.
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Biographical / historical note |
Buttre, a prolific New York portrait painter and engraver, published later in his career, a three volume set of celebrity
portraiture, "American Portrait Gallery," in 1877, which was reissued from 1880-1881.
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Subject |
Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903 -- Portraits. |
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Abolitionists -- United States. |
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Diplomats -- American. |
Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military Personnel -- Union. |
Genre |
Engravings -- 1860-1890. |
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Portrait prints -- 1860-1890. |
Illustrator |
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, photographer. |
Printer |
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - Clay [P.8911.304] |
Accession number |
P.8911.304 |