Engraving

Title:

Olie Ellsworth

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0346

Creator:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887); Johnson, Fry Co. Publishers

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807). 1863. Painted by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887). Published by Johnson, Fry Company Publishers, New York. From Evert A. Duyckinck, National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc... Vol. I. (New York: Johnson, Fry Company, 1862). facing page 345. Engraving printed on paper. Full-length portrait of white haired man standing in black robes over a black suit with his left hand on a pile of books which rest on an elaborate table. A cloth is partially draped over the edge of the table. There is an armchair behind him on the left and a curtain behind him which is slightly drawn back to reveal a column. The floor is made of large rectangular tiles. "Olie Ellsworth" facsimile signature is printed beneath portrait. "From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. / Johnson Fry Publishers, New York / Entered according to act of Congress A D 1863, by Johnson, Fry Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of NY." is printed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.7 W-7.9 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887), Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807)

Subjects:

Ellsworth, Oliver