Waist-length portrait of the actress., In Gleason's pictorial drawing-room companion, vol. 6, no. 13 (Apr. 1, 1854), p. 201., Agnes Robertson was a popular stage actress who eloped with fellow actor Dion Bourcicault., Another portrait appears in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 4, no. 119 (Mar. 13, 1858), p. 236.
Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Morris, seated in chair, wearing a bonnet and a shawl, and holding a book in her right hand and eyeglasses in her left hand., In Smith, John Jay, ed. Letters of Doctor Richard Hill and his children (Philadelphia, 1854), plate preceding p. 393., "Aet 76"., Mrs. Morris was the sixth daughter of physician Richard Hill and of prominent Quaker lineage, belonging to the Hill, Lloyd, Moore, and Morris families of Philadelphia., Presumed that artist is Morris’s grandson, Morris Smith., Another portrait appears in: Smith, John Jay, ed. Letters of Doctor Richard Hill and his children (Philadelphia, 1854), plate preceding p. 89.
In Smith, John Jay, ed. Letters of Doctor Richard Hill and his children (Philadelphia, 1854), plate preceding p. 437., Waist-length portrait of Margaret Morris Collins., "Aet. 19"., Mrs. Collins, the daughter of Mrs. Margaret Hill Morris, was of prominent Quaker lineage, belonging to the Hill, Lloyd, Moore, and Morris families of Philadelphia.
In Lander, Meta. Light on the dark river (Boston, 1854), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours affectionately, Henrietta., Shoulder-length portrait of Mrs. Hamlin.
In Locke, J.E. The recalled (Boston, 1854), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yrs. Very truly J. Ermina Locke., Waist-length portrait of the poet, wearing a crucifix.
In Twelve years a slave (Auburn, N.Y., 1853), plate opposite p. 320., Same image appears in Twelve years a slave (Auburn, N.Y., 1854)., Full-length portrait of Mrs. Solomon Northup embracing her husband; their daughters Elizabeth and Margaret stand nearby.
In Hannah Corcoran, the missing girl of Charlestown (Boston, 1853), title page vignette., Three-quarter length portrait of the young woman, wearing a Maltese cross brooch.
In Twelve years a slave (Auburn, N.Y., 1853), plate opposite p. 88., Same image appears in Twelve years a slave (Auburn, N.Y., 1854)., Full-length portrait of the enslaved women, possibly a fictitious character, kneeling next to her daughter Emily; two white men stand above her.
Waist-length portrait of the Boston native., In Jones, A.D. The illustrated American biography (New York, 1853), v. 1, p. [29]., In 1679, Rebecca Rawson married a man who swindled her out of her fortune and abandoned her in England., Another portrait appears in Jones, A.D. The American portrait gallery (New York, 1855), p. [29].
In Jones, A.D. The illustrated American biography (New York, 1853), v. 1, p. [31]., In 1657, Penelope Winslow married Josiah Winslow (1629-1680), the Governor of Plymouth Colony., Another portrait appears in Jones, A.D. The American portrait gallery (New York, 1855), p. [31]., Bust-length portrait of the English colonist.
In American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 230., Mrs. Scudder and her husband were sent to Ceylon by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
Waist-length portrait of the poet, wearing a garment fastened by a brooch, with lace visible beneath., In Scott, Julia H. Memoir of Julia H. Scott (Boston, 1853), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Thine, Julia H. Scott., Mrs. Julia H. Scott, an early 19th-century writer of poetry and prose, frequently wrote on romantic themes such as nature, death, and spirituality.
In White, C.I. Life of Mrs. Eliza A. Seton (New York, 1853), frontispiece; portrait also stamped in gold on cover and spine., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Seton, in profile, wearing a crucifix.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 757. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer
In Trial of John Hendrickson, Jr. (Albany, 1853), detail from frontispiece., Three-quarter length portrait of the murder victim, whose husband was convicted of poisoning her with aconite (more popularly known as wolf’s bane).
In Hawes, A.H. Grafted bud (New York, 1853). This copy stamped: Mercantile Library, New-York., Following the dissolution of her parents' marriage, the young child "Susan B." was moved frequently, living at various times with her father ("Mr. B."), her mother ("Mary M."), and others in her native Michigan. The Hawes family, believing her to be an orphan, adopted her and had her baptized Angelica Irene Hawes. Under their care in New York, she received instruction in religion and school subjects, as well as other cultural opportunities. Before her death in 1851 from scarlet fever, she told Mrs. Hawes that she considered her to be her real mother., Waist-length portrait of the young girl.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 868. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Hill, with a lace collar.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 829. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 578. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer, wearing eyeglasses.
Waist-length portrait of the reformer., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 17 (March, 1853), p. 52., Mrs. Amelia Jenks Bloomer was a suffragist and temperance advocate whose name came to be associated with the radical new short dress style for women., Another portrait appears in: The water-cure journal, v. 12, no. 4 (Oct., 1851), p.96.
In Medbery, R.B. Memoir of Mrs. Sarah Emily York (Boston, 1853), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours ever Emmy W. York., Three-quarter length portrait of the woman missionary, seated, with a shawl draped over her shoulders.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 794. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 770. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer.
Waist-length portrait of Cornelia, seated, with shawl around shoulders., In Lee, Henry W. Cornelia, or, the Deaf mute (Rochester, 1853), frontispiece., Miss Cornelia Lathrop, born deaf, attended the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb where she learned how to read and write. She died at age seventeen due to complications from the measles.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 657. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer
In Illustrated news, vol. 1, no. 5 (Jan. 29, 1853), p. 80., Signed: [undeciphered monogram] del., Waist-length portraits of the spiritualists Kate (i.e., Catherine) and Margaretta (i.e., Margaret) Fox; Margaretta has her arm around Kate.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 615. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 754. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer, Other portraits appear in: Gleason's pictorial drawing room companion, v. 1 (1851), p. 300 and p. 348.
In The Book of the boudoir (Boston, 1853), frontispiece., “Thine truly – Ellen Louise”., Three-quarter length portrait of the writer, holding a bouquet of flowers.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 872. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Whittelsey.
In Hale, S. J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 712., Another portrait appears in: Leslie, E., ed. The gift: a Christmas and new year's present for 1836, frontispiece., Bust-length portrait of the actress looking over her left shoulder.
In American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 162., Mrs. Comstock and her husband were Baptist missionaries in Arracan, which became the Rakhine State of Burma., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
Full-length portraits of the victims in the parlor. The illustration depicts the scene of the crime the morning after the murders. Mrs. Honora Shaw, closest to the door, lies on her back with her arms flailed upward. Mrs. Ellen Lynch lies across the room, barefoot and on her side., In The Life and adventures of Arthur Spring; the murderer of Mrs. Ellen Lynch and Mrs. Honora Shaw (Philadelphia, 1853), p. 53., Mrs. Ellen Lynch and Mrs. Honora Shaw were murdered by Mr. Arthur Spring, whom they had grown up with in Ireland, on the night of March 10th, 1853. Mr. Spring murdered the sisters in the home that they shared in an attempt to rob them of less than one hundred dollars.
In American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 472., Mrs. Simpson and her husband were sent to Western Africa by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
In Green, F.H. Biography of Mrs. Semantha Mettler, the clairvoyant (New York, 1853), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Semantha Mettler., Waist-length portrait of the medium, wearing a dress with a lace collar.
In Hale, S.J. Woman's record (New York, 1853), p. 828. "Illustrated by two hundred and thirty portraits, engraved on wood by Lossing and Barritt.", Bust-length portrait of the writer., Another portrait appears in Kirkland, C.M. The book of home beauty (New York, 1852), plate opposite p. 48.
Bust-length portrait of the reformer with her right hand at her chin., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 18 (July, 1853), p. 12., Mrs. Paulina Wright Davis was a prominent abolitionist and suffragist as well as a lecturer in various scientific fields, such as anatomy and physiology.
In Kirkland, C.M. The book of home beauty (New York, 1852), plate opposite p. 132., Shoulder-length portrait of Mrs. James Wadsworth, with lace bonnet., Based on drawing by Charles Martin.
In Kirkland, C.M. The book of home beauty (New York, 1852), plate opposite p. 144., Bust-length portrait of Mrs. S. Ward., Based on drawing by Charles Martin.
In Kirkland, C.M. The book of home beauty (New York, 1852), plate opposite p. 120., Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Coventry Wardell, with flowers in her hair., Based on a drawing by Charles Martin.
In Kirkland, C.M. The book of home beauty (New York, 1852), plate opposite p. 96., Shoulder-length portrait of Mrs. Schermerhorn, with a wreath of leaves on her head.
In Phelps, A.C. Life of Christ and other poems (Boston, 1852), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Adalisa [sic] Cutter Phelps., Waist-length portrait of the writer, with an open book nearby.
Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Paine with a shawl draped around her arms, seated in front of a natural landscape., In Paine, Robert Troup. Memoirs of Robert Troup Paine (New York, 1852), plate preceding p. 507., Facsimile signature: Your ever affectionate Mother Mary Ann Paine., Mrs. Paine was the wife of physician Martyn Paine and mother of Robert Troup Paine. With her husband, Mrs. Paine compiled a biography of their son Robert, who died, perhaps of an accidental drug overdose, in his senior year at Harvard College.
