Bust-length portrait of the Massachusetts congressman and abolitionist. Burlingame, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, sits facing slightly right. Burlingame was challenged to a duel by Southern Senator Preston Brooks after denouncing Brook's violent attack of antislavery Senator, Charles Sumner, in Congress in 1856., Possibly by Mathew B. Brady., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date inferred from photographic medium., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits., McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1856]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Burlingame [(1)5750.F.63h]
Bust-length portrait of the Massachusetts congressman and abolitionist attired in a white collared shirt, plaid waistcoat, black bowtie and jacket. Burlingame was challenged to a duel by Southern Senator Preston Brooks after denouncing Brook's physical attack of antislavery senator, Charles Sumner, in 1856., Title from item., Date from manuscript written on recto: 1856., Published with an accompanying article in Frank Leslie's Illustrated magazine, October 18, 1856, p. 301. [LCP **Per L, 1856]., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits., McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Brightly, Joseph H., 1818-1901
Date
[1856]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait prints - B [(1)5750.F.63i]
