Engraving

Title:

Gen. Franklin Pierce

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1995.586.03

Creator:

Ormsby, Waterman L. (1809-1883)Engraver

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1852

Description:

Engraving of Gen. Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), by Waterman L. Ormsby (1809-1883), 1852. General Franklin Pierce on a white horse holding a folding telescope in right hand. Wearing a dark uniform jacket with tails and high collar, epaulets with thick braid, sash around waist, white pants, knee-high black boots. Saddle on horse, fringed blanket with a star, a shield with stars and stripes on breast collar. Mexican War battle scene in background with Chapultepec castle on left and Popocatépetl volcano and cityscape on right. Below image: "DESIGNED & ENGRAVED ON STEEL, BY W. L. ORMBSY. N.Y. / [following inside a shield: ENTERED ACCORDING / TO ACT OF CONGRESS / IN THE YEAR 1852 BY / W. L. ORMBSY. IN ... / CLERKS OFFICE OF / THE DISTRICT COURT / OF THE SOUTHERN / DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. ] / GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE. / PUBLISHED BY W. L. ORMSBY 12 VESEY ST. N.Y." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-25.1 W-18.6 inches

Provenance:

May be 1914.8c, which is described as a lithographic portrait of General Franklin Pierce. Donated by Emma L. Greene (1842-1925), wife of Charles H. N. Greene (1836-1912) of Concord, NH on May 12, 1914.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Ormsby, Waterman L. (1809-1883), Greene, Emma L. (1842-1925)

Subjects:

Mexican-American War