Engraving
- Title:
- A. J. Downing
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0317
- Creator:
- Halpin, John (1806-1870); Coats & Cosine
Printer ; Tucker, Luther (1802-1873) - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1841
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Andrew J. Downing. (1815-1852). From, A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America, 1841. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of a young man facing forward, long dark hair combed over to right side, some down to collar level, some curls on right side of head, fairly bushy eyebrows, clean shaven, cleft in chin, dark coat, contrasting collar to coat with decorations on it, white shirt with one button, broad dark tie with bow in front of it, white collar sticks up above that. A couple long button holes along outer edge of his left lapel. Partial light gray background with striations in it. Underneath image and in center in script: "J. Halpin' sc". To right and further down is "Printed by Coats & Cosine". Underneath portrait: "Yours sincerely / A. J. Downing." facsimile signature with flourish and dots under that. Down sheet near bottom: "Luther Tucker, Albany."
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-9.6 W-6.3 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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