Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Johnson, Wilson & Company, publisher. |
Title |
Henry Ward Beecher [graphic] / Likeness from an approved photograph from life. |
Publisher |
New York : Johnson, Wilson & Co., Publishers |
Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1874 |
Date |
1874 |
Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 28 x 21 cm (10.75 x 8.25 in.) |
Description |
Three-quarter length portrait in right profile of the Brooklyn preacher and abolitionist. Beecher, attired in a white collared
shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, jacket, and pants, sits with his hands folded on his lap. Beside him is a table with an
inkstand and books. A distant view of the New York harbor is visible in the background.
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Notes |
Title from printed signature of sitter below image. |
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Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress AD 1874 by Johnson, Wilson & Co. in the office of the
Librarian of Congress at Washington.
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Published in Evert Duyckinck's Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America... (New York: Johnson, Wilson,
& Co., 1872-1874), vol.2, opp. p. 61. (LCP Uz1 4915.Q)
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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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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Subject |
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, -- Portraits. |
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Abolitionists -- United States. |
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Clergy -- New York -- New York City. |
Genre |
Engravings -- 1870-1880. |
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Portrait prints -- 1870-1880. |
Printer |
Johnson, Wilson & Company, publisher. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Portrait Prints-B [(1)5750.F.211b] |
Accession number |
(1)5750.F.211b |