Missionary bishop of the M.E. Church in Western Africa Buttre, John Chester 1821-1893 engraver Brady, Mathew B. approximately 1823-1896 photographer Middleton Strobridge & Co. printer Middleton Strobridge & Co. printer still image Graphic Engravings -- 1850-1860 Frontispieces -- 1850-1860 Periodical illustrations -- 1850-1860 Portrait prints -- 1850-1890 ohu Cincinnati] OH. Cincinnati [Engraved expressly for The Ladies repository, Middleton Strobridge & Co. prs.] [March 1859] 1859 monographic eng

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1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 15 cm (7.75 x 6.75 in.) Bust-length portrait of the African American deacon and missionary bishop to Liberia. Burns, attired in a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, a black waistcoat, and a black jacket, sits slightly facing right. The African coastline, depicting buildings on the shoreline and boats in the water, is visible in the background. Engraved by J.C. Buttre from an ambrotype by Brady. Title from item. Published in The Ladies repository (March 1859), frontispiece. Brady produced ambrotypes in his New York studio from 1855 until 1856, ceasing production following a lawsuit over the patent. Burns, Francis 1809-1863 Portraits Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops African American clergy Portraits African American missionaries Portraits Liberia 5017.F.45 Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Portrait Prints-B [5017.F.45] aacr dcrmg ppl 010301 20230712141204.0 134286 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.6 using a version of MARC21slim2MODS3-6.xsl (Revision 1.116 2016/3/15) modified by the Library Company of Philadelphia (modified 2023-10-02)