Engraving

Title:

Edward Everett

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1995.588.03

Creator:

Root, Marcus A. (1808-1888)Photographer; Sartain, John (1808-1897)Engraver; Bidwell, Walter Hilliard (1798-1881)Publisher

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1861

Description:

Portrait of Edward Everett (1794-1865), engraved by John Sartain (1808-1897), copy after a photograph by Marcus A. Root (1808-1888), published by Walter H. Bidwell (1798-1881), 1861. Mezzotint on paper. Half-length portrait of a man, facing forward; head turned slightly right. Wearing a black double breasted coat, white shirt with standing collar, patterned waistcoat, black stock with bow, and a monocle on a ribbon around neck. Printed in lower margin: "On steel by John Sartain, Phila Published by W. H. BIDWELL, 5 Beekman St. New York after a Photogph [superscript 'ph' with dots underneath] from life by Root." Below image in larger text written in ink "Edward Everett". Below printed in caps "EDWARD EVERETT." Written on reverse in pencil "Carded Engravings". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-17.95 W-13.85 inches

Provenance:

This engraving was produced for the "Eclectic Monthly Magazine" and was sent to subscribers of the magazine by the publisher, W. H. Bidwell.

Edward Everett (1794-1865) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 1825-1835; Governor of Massachusetts, 1836-1840; US Secretary of State, 1852-1853; US Senator from MA, 1853-1854; member of the Whig Party; Minister to Great Britain; president of Harvard University, 1846-1849. Best known for his speech at the dedication ceremony of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg in 1863. He spoke for well over two hours, before President Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Everett, Edward (1794-1865), Root, Marcus A. (1808-1888), Sartain, John (1808-1897)

Subjects:

Everett, Edward