| Title |
Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849. |
| Alternate title |
Mary Lyon. |
| Publisher |
[New York? : s.n.] |
| Date |
[1858?] |
| Physical description |
1 print : engraving ; 12.5 x 8 cm. |
| Description |
Bust-length portrait of Lyon, wearing a hat and shawl. |
| Notes |
In Hitchcock, E. The power of Christian benevolence illustrated in the life and labors of Mary Lyon (New York, 1858), frontispiece.
A different portrait appears in Hitchcock, E. The power of Christian benevolence... 4th ed. (Northampton, 1882), frontispiece.
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Mary Lyon founded the Mount Holyoke Seminary, which became Mount Holyoke College. |
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Text below portrait: From a miniature painting in 1832. |
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Another portrait appears in: The home: a fireside monthly companion and guide, vol. 1 (Feb. 1856), p. 49. |
| Genre |
Portrait prints -- 1850-1859. |
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Engravings -- 1850-1859. |
| Subject |
Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849 -- Portraits. |
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Women educators. |
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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. |
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Women. |
| Is part of |
Portraits of American Women |
| Has format |
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