Engraving

Title:

Adoniram Judson

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1978.086.02

Creator:

Pratt, Henry Cheever (1803-1880); Sartain, John (1808-1897); Damrell, William S. (1809-1860)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1845

Description:

Engraved portrait of Adoniram Judson (1788-1850), engraved by John Sartain (1808-1897) after a painting by Henry Cheever Pratt (1803-1880), published by William S. Damrell (1809-1860), 1845. Half-length portrait of a man seated, facing slightly right; head toward viewer. Sitter has short, receding dark hair and dark eyes. Wearing a black coat, black waistcoat, white shirt with high collar, and white stock. Sitter's right arm is resting on a table in foreground and holding a quill pen. Sheets of paper on table. Curtain in background pulled back at right revealing a one-story hut. Printed below image: "PAINTED BY H.C. PRATT. PUBLd BY W.S. DAMRELL. ENGRAVED BY J. SARTAIN." Printed in center margin: "Yours affectionately / A. Judson / Boston, Dec. 2, 1845". On reverse, upside down pencil inscription: "Presented to M. M. W. by Mrs. Wright of Bristol / Co[nn]." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-16.3 W-12.05 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Hermon Noyes

People:

Judson, Adoniram (1788-1850), Pratt, Henry Cheever (1803-1880), Damrell, William S. (1809-1860), Sartain, John (1808-1897)

Subjects:

Missionaries, Religion, Baptist churches