Bust-length portrait of the young Pennsylvania legislator, best known as the author of the "Wilmot Proviso," the unpassed 1846 bill which would have prohibited the extension of slavery into the annexed territory of Mexico. Wilmot, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, faces slightly left., Title from printed signature of sitter below image., Accessioned 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait prints - W [P.8911.1036]
