Shoulder-length portrait of Madame Restell, wearing hat., In Wonderful trial of Caroline Lohman, alias Restell (New York, 1847), wrapper vignette., Also known as Caroline Lohman., Caroline Lohman, alias Madame Restell, performed abortions and distributed contraception in New York City. She accumulated substantial wealth through her work, and became well known for her ostentatious lifestyle. In 1847 she was tried for performing an abortion on Maria Bodine.
Full-length portrait of Miss Rolla dancing on stage, with a bouquet at her feet., In Frank Leslie's illustrated weekly, vol. 4, no. 92 (Sept. 5, 1857), p. 209., Miss Teresa Rolla was an Italian-born ballet dancer who, shortly after moving to New York City, made her American premiere at Niblo's Garden at the age of nineteen.
Full-length portrait of the writer wearing a hat while holding a rifle in one hand and a horn in the other. A citadel is visible in the distant background., In Rowlandson, Mary W. A narrative of the captivity, sufferings, and removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Boston, 1770), p. [2.], Mrs. Mary Rowlandson was a Puritan pioneer who, during an Indian attack on her town, was taken captive with her children and held for three months before being ransomed., The portrait was likely first used to represent Hannah Snell, the cross-dressing British soldier. Cf. Reilly, Elizabeth Carroll. Dictionary of colonial American printers’ ornaments and illustrations, p. 373.
In McKenney, T.L. and J. Hall. History of the Indian tribes of North America, v.1 (Philadelphia, 1848), plate opposite p. 29. Also in 1836-1844 and 1838-1844 editions., Sacred Sun, also known as Mohongo, was one of seven members of the Osage tribe taken to Europe as "curiosities" for public exhibition. After their return to America, Mohongo visited Washington, D.C. and met various members of the government., "Perhaps when circumstances of embarassment, or perplexing objects of curiosity, were presented, the superior tact and flexibility of the female mind became apparent, and her companions learned to place a higher estimation upon her character, than is usually awarded by the Indian to the weaker sex. Escaped from servile labor, she had leisure to think. New objects were continually placed before her eye; admiration and curiosity were often awakened in her mind; its latent faculties were excited, and that beautiful system of association which forms the train of rational thought, became connected and developed. Mahongo was no longer the drudge of a savage hunter, but his friend. Such are the inferences which seem to be fairly deductible, when contrasting the agreeable expression of this countenance, with the stolid lineaments of other females of the same race."--P. 32., Waist-length portrait of Sacred Sun, seated, wearing metal and beaded necklaces and earrings, and holding a child on her lap.
In Rickey, A.S. Forest flowers of the West (Philadelphia, 1851), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours ever Anna S. Rickey., Waist-length portrait of the writer, holding a book and a pen.
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 Wilson, D. Henrietta Robinson (New York, 1855), frontispiece., After wearing a veil during her 1854 trial, Henrietta Robinson became known as the "Veiled Murderess.", Waist-length portrait of the criminal.
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.
In Henry, G.W. Trials and triumphs (for half a century) in the life of G.W. Henry (Oneida, 1856), frontispiece., Mrs. Henry was the wife of the blind Methodist minister George W. Henry (b. 1801). In the 1875 New York State census, the Rev. Henry is listed as living with his wife Susan C. Henry., Three-quarter length portrait of Susan C. Henry (?) seated next to her daughter Florence. Mrs. Henry holds her son George Wesley on her lap.
In Ellet, E. F. The women of the American revolution (New York, 1848), v.2, plate opposite p. 68., Mrs. Motte, whose husband was killed early in the Revolutionary War, also graciously sacrificed her home, which was burned for strategic reasons, to the war effort: "If ever a situation in real life afforded a fit subject for poetry, by filling the mind with a sense of moral grandeur--it was that of Mrs. Motte contemplating the spectacle of her home in flames, and rejoicing in the triumph secured to her countrymen--the benefit to her native land, by her surrender of her own interest to the public service."--P.72., Facsimile signature: Rebecca Motte., Other portraits appear in: Hale, S. J. Woman's record (Philadelphia, 1853), p. 448; Jones, A.D. The American portrait gallery (New York, 1855), p. [427]., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Motte.
Full-length portrait of a woman [i.e., Mrs. Morley?] wearing an off the shoulder evening dress, pearl strands around her head, elbow length gloves, and earrings. Holding a fan in one hand and a handkerchief in the other, she stands beside a harpsichord before an open balcony., In Day is closing o’er the billow (New York, [1834-1839?]), cover., “Sung by Mrs. Morley. The words by Jonas B. Phillips Esq. Arranged from a popular Italian aria and dedicated to Mrs. Habicht of Boston by Clerc W. Beames”., “Mrs. Morley contributed to the entertainment and gave satisfaction. Her voice appears to be a mezzo-soprano of considerable power and flexibility, with good intonation.” -- Ives, E. Musical review and record of musical science, literature, and intelligence (New York, 1839), p. 375.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 449., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Morris, standing.
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 Davis, A.H. The Female preacher, or, Memoir of Salome Lincoln (Providence ; Boston, 1843), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Salome Lincoln., Below signature: Math. 25:6. "Behold the Bridegroom cometh." Page 46 & 47. "This book was thine -- here didst thou read -- This picture, ah! yes here indeed I see thee still.", Waist-length portrait of the preacher, in profile, holding an open book.
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.
Bust-length portrait in profile of Maria Monk., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 11 (July, 1849), p. 314., Maria Monk, supposed author of Awful disclosures of Maria Monk, or, the Hidden secrets of a nun's life in a convent exposed, claimed to have suffered sexual abuse as a nun in a convent in Montreal. Though the book detailing her allegations sold well, the veracity of her claims was doubted almost immediately after its publication, and contemporary scholars regard her story as false., The article accompanying this portrait references the recent death of Maria Monk, suggesting that she in fact died in 1849.
In Duyckinck, E.A. Cyclopaedia of American literature (New York, 1855), v. 2, p. 681., Facsimile signature: Julia Ward Howe., Bust-length portrait of the writer.
In Hubbell, M.S. Memorial, or, The life and writings of an only daughter (Boston, 1857), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours truly Mary E. Hubbell., Full-length portrait of the writer, seated with a book in her hand.
In Huntington, D. Memoirs of Mary Hallam Huntington (Boston, 1820), wrapper vignette., Full-length portrait of the dying girl in bed, together with her mother (seated on the bed) and a standing female visitor (cf. p. 26-27)., Mary Hallam Huntington died of hydrocephalus (cf. p. 22).
In Wilkes, G. The lives of Helen Jewett, and Richard P. Robinson (New York, 1849), frontispiece., Portrait caption: Helen Jewett at her childhood's home., Helen (sometimes known as Ellen) Jewett, a prostitute, was brutally murdered, presumably by her jealous lover. Her death caused a media sensation., "She was early cast alone upon the world, and her recollections of those who should have been the patterns for her guidance, were the recollections of a false example. In the next place, she had too much education for her condition in life, and her ambition, made unmanageable by its alliance with a fervid temperament, betrayed her, by too short a cut, to the society for which she yearned. The result was a sudden but hollow exaltation; a crazy revel; a brief career, and a shocking end."--P. 132., More illustrations depicting Jewett appear in Wilkes, G. The lives of Helen Jewett, and Richard P. Robinson (New York, 1849), p. 11, p. 29, p. 39, p. 43, p. 72, p. 81, p. 87, p. 118., Full-length portrait of Jewett, carrying a basket, with a cottage in a rural scene in the background.
In Wisner, B.B. Memoirs of the late Mrs. Susan Huntington. 2nd ed. (Boston, 1826), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Adieu, beloved friend – S. Huntington., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Huntington.
Three-quarter length portrait of the triplets, seated side by side. All three wear bonnets and hold their hands in their laps in a similar manner., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 28 (Sept., 1858), p. 40., “These persons resemble each other very strongly, more especially Mrs. Bushnell and Grennell. Though it is not always the case that twins and triplets resemble each other in appearance and character, yet it is more common for them to do so than it is for those of single birth, because the parents in cases of twins transmit characteristics to the progeny from one given condition of body and of mind….”--P. 40.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 465., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Jackson, seated, holding a flower in her right hand.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 139., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Izard, wearing a pearl necklace, with pearls in her hair, holding a basket of flowers.
In Hartley, C.B. The three Mrs. Judsons (Philadelphia, 1860), frontispiece., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Judson., Another portrait appears in: American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 102.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 97., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Jay in profile.
In Hartley, C.B. Three Mrs. Judsons (Philadelphia, 1860), frontispiece. Portrait also stamped in gold on spine., Waist-length portrait of the writer, who accompanied her husband, the missionary Adoniram Judson, to Burma following their marriage., Another portrait appears in Hunt, L. The American biographical sketch book (New York, 1848), plate opposite p. 202.
In The American book of beauty, or, Token of friendship (Hartford, 1847?), plate following p. [16]., Another portrait appears in: The Family circle and parlor annual, 1849 (New York, 1848), plate following p. 76., Three-quarter length portrait of Miss Hoyt (later Mrs. Noah Wilcox?), standing with spotted dog., Original sitter identified as the Hon. Mrs. George Anson; cf. Heath's Book of beauty, 1840.
In Serious almanac, 1845-’46, p. [31]., Mrs. Crawford, the wife of William Crawford Jr., died in their home in Elkton, Md. Apparently, she started a fire while lighting a pipe. Cf. Philadelphia inquirer (May 21, 1844)., Full-length portrait of Mrs. Crawford, burning to death, with a pipe on the floor nearby., The same image appears in Tragic almanac 18-46 (New York, 1845), p. [17].
In Duyckinck, E.A. Cyclopaedia of American literature (New York, 1855), v. 2, p. 482., Facsimile inscription: In regard of the Tempest! [?], Bust-length portrait of the writer.
Waist-length portrait of the educator, seated, wearing bonnet., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 27 (June, 1858), p. 88., “Miss Sophia S. Cornell, the distinguished author of Cornell’s admirable series of School Geographies, and who is extensively known as one of the most successful educators and teachers at present enlisted in the great cause of popular Education, was born in New London, Conn., and is of American parentage.”--P. 86, Robert Price obtained a patent in Worcester, Mass., on May 5, 1857, for the process of producing photographic images on wood ; cf. American phrenological journal, vol. 27 (Feb. 1858), p. 24.
Waist-length portrait of the writer wearing a locket containing the portrait of her husband and holding a small portrait of her three sons., In Corwin, Jane H. The harp of home (Cincinnati, 1858), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours with respect Jane H Corwin., Mrs. Jane H. Corwin was a newspaper writer who frequently published pseudonymously. Two letters attached to the Library Company copy reveal that, in the years following the book’s initial publication, her husband died and her three surviving sons fought in the Civil War, and the losses suffered rendered her penniless.
Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Cunningham, seated., In Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 3, no. 63 (Feb. 27, 1857), p. 192., Mrs. Emma Augusta Cunningham was accused of murdering Dr. Harvey Burdell, a wealthy dentist from whom she rented a suite of rooms and with whom she was romantically involved. The murder and subsequent trial caused a media frenzy and, though she was ultimately acquitted of the crime, her innocence came into question when it was found that she was neither married to Burdell nor pregnant with his child, as she initially claimed. The murder remains unsolved.
Waist-length portrait of Miss Helen Cunningham, wearing necklace., In Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 3, no. 63 (Feb. 21, 1857), p. 192., Miss Helen Cunningham was the daughter of Mrs. Emma Augusta Cunningham. Miss Cunningham was a tenant in Dr. Harvey Burdell’s mansion and a witness at the sensational trial of his murder.
Bust-length portrait of the criminal., In Sampson, M. B. Rationale of crime and its appropriate treatment; being a treatise on criminal jurisprudence considered in relation to cerebral organization. Edited by Eliza W. Farnham (Philadelphia, 1846), p. 159., “My acknowledgements are due to the officers of the Penitentiary on Blackwell’s Island for their politeness in furnishing me with facilities for taking the daguerreotypes, and to Mr. L. N. Fowler for aiding me in the selection of cases; nor must I omit to name Mr. Edward Serrell, who was obliging enough to take the outline drawings for me; or Mr. Brady, to whose indefatigable patience with a class of the most difficult of all sitters, is due the advantage of a very accurate set of daguerreotypes.” -- Introductory preface by Mrs. Farnham, p. xx., “D.M. has been an inmate of the county prisons of New York, a greater part of the last seven or eight years. She is notoriously abandoned and profligate; and for the last few years has added intemperance to her other vices. She seems utterly lost to all sense of decency and to every moral tie of humanity. With all this degradation she possesses a good mind, with much shrewdness and quickness of perception. The drawing indicates a large development of propensity with fair intellect, but a total destitution of moral endowment. The scanty development of the coronal region of her head is very striking.”--P. 159.
In The Dalton divorce case (Boston, 1857), title vignette., Helen Dalton was accused of adultery by her husband, Frank Dalton, but maintained her innocence, arguing that her relations with her supposed lover, William Sumner, had not been improper. The ensuing divorce trial was complicated by counter-accusations of adultery and spousal neglect leveled at Frank Dalton, allegations of an aborted pregnancy, and Sumner's death following a brutal beating by Mr. Dalton. The trial became something of a public sensation, as the topic of women and morality was a subject of heated debate. The jury was ultimately unable to come to a conclusive verdict., Full-length portrait of Dalton, wearing a gown and bonnet.
In Graham's Magazine 34 (1849), plate opposite p. 156. "Engraved Expressly for Graham's Magazine.", Waist-length portrait of the writer, seated with pen in hand, with open bound manuscript and other volumes (both printed book and manuscript?) nearby.
Waist-length portrait of Miss Augusta Cunningham, seated., In Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 3, no. 63 (Feb. 21, 1857), p. 192., Miss Augusta Cunningham was the daughter of Mrs. Emma Augusta Cunningham. Miss Cunningham was a tenant in Dr. Harvey Burdell’s mansion and a witness at the sensational trial of his murder.
In The American book of beauty, or, Token of friendship (Hartford, 1847?), plate following p. [72]., Full-length portrait of Mrs. Coster [possibly Stephanie de Pau Coster, wife of Washington Coster] seated next to child [possibly her daughter Frances Stephanie Coster]. Cf. oil painting at MCNY? (not seen). Mrs. Coster has an open book on her lap, on which the child's left hand rests., Another portrait appears in: The Family circle and parlor annual, 1848 (New York, 1847), plate preceding p. [117]., Original sitter identified as the Hon. Lalagé Letitia Caroline Bankes (née Vivian), the wife of Henry Hyde Nugent Bankes; and the daughter of 1st Baron Vivian. Cf. National Portrait Gallery, London. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw199868/Hon-Lalag-Letitia-Caroline-Bankes-ne-Vivian?LinkID=mp94766&role=sit&rNo=0
In Phelps, A.A. The life of Mrs. Fanny L. Bartlett (Boston, 1860), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: I remain yours truly F.L. Bartlett., Mrs. Bartlett was the wife of Dr. Oliver C. Bartlett, a physician and lay preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Cf. Widmann, R.D. "'Lost in the immensity of God': A pre-Civil War Methodist woman's experience of the presence and power of God," Methodist history 25:3 (April 1987), 164-75., Three-quarter portrait of Mrs. Bartlett, seated, wearing a bonnet and a shawl.
In The American book of beauty, or, Token of friendship (Hartford, 1847?), frontispiece. Note: plate appears preceding p. [5] in later issue., Another portrait appears in: The Family circle and parlor annual (New York, 1850), plate preceding p. [153]., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Baldwin, seated holding a child on her right hip and a handkerchief in her left hand; she is wearing fingerless lace mitts (i.e., gloves)., Fictitious person? Original sitter identified as Mrs. Henry Bathurst; cf. Heath's Book of beauty, 1838.
In Ballou's pictorial drawing-room companion, v. 10, no. 20 (Boston, May 17, 1856), p. 305., Another portrait appears in: Ballou's pictorial drawing-room companion, v. 10, no. 19 (Boston, May 10, 1856), p. 300., Full-length portrait of Barrow, wearing an elaborately decorated Native American costume and holding a spear, with dwellings in a natural setting in the background.
In Mann, Rev. C.M. Memoir of Mrs. Myra W. Allen (Boston, 1832), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Myra W. Allen., Myra Allen served as a missionary in Bombay, India, with her husband, David O. Allen., Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Allen.
In The Mothers' journal, and Family visitant, v. 14, no. 3 (March, 1849), plate opposite p. 69., Facsimile signature: With very great respect Sir, Truly Yours Eliza C. Allen., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Allen, wearing bonnet; with a bookcase in the background.
Bust-length portrait of Alice, wearing a bonnet., In Thomas, Isaiah. Eccentric biography; or, Memoirs of remarkable female characters, ancient and modern (Worcester, 1804), plate preceding p. vii., Alice, known variously as Black Alice and Alice of Dunk’s Ferry, was a native of Philadelphia and a slave, born to parents who had come from Barbados. She is said to have been 116 at the time of her death in 1802. In extreme old age Alice received many visitors who enjoyed hearing stories about early Philadelphia and its famous first settlers, including William Penn and Thomas Logan. Alice was also a lifelong worshiper at Christ Church in Philadelphia., “Being a sensible intelligent woman, and having a good memory, which she retained to the last, she would often make judicious remarks on the population and improvements of the city and country; hence her conversation became peculiarly interesting, especially to the immediate descendents of the first settlers, of whose ancestors she often related acceptable anecdotes.”--P. 9.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate opposite p. 169., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Adams seated in front of a fireplace mantel and vase filled with flowers, holding flowers in her right hand, wearing a full dress and pearl necklace.
Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Alston in profile., In Davis, Matthew L. Memoirs of Aaron Burr, with miscellaneous selections from his correspondence (New York, 1837), vol. 2, frontispiece., Mrs. Alston was the daughter of vice president Aaron Burr and wife of Joseph Alston, a member of a prominent South Carolina planting family., Another portrait appears in: Grimes, J. Stanley. A new system of phrenology (Buffalo, 1839), plate preceding p. 289.
In The national portrait gallery of distinguished Americans (Philadelphia 1840), v.4, plate opposite entry. Also appears in other editions of this title. Note that by the 1852 edition fewer portraits of women are included. This portrait is included., Facsimile signature: Louisa Catherine Adams., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Adams, wearing necklace and decorative hair comb, holding glove, with draped lace shawl; seated by window., Another portrait appears in an untitled plate containing five separate portraits, Godey’s lady’s book 45 (August, 1852), frontispiece.
