Engraving

Title:

Albert Gallatin

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0420

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Albert Gallatin (1761-1849). 1862. Painting 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 405. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Full-length portrait of a seated, older middle-age man facing forward, bald top, dark long hair on either side of head, long dark coat, 2 large buttons, right side of coat overlaps left, dark vest, high white collar folded over, white cravat. Holding stovepipe hat in left hand. Right hand perched on top of walking stick, dark shoes. He is sitting in arm chair. Carpet has rectangle/floral pattern. Behind him is wall with doorway to left. Two rectangular raised panels on wall behind him with truncated corners that extends upward. Rounded decorated molding around edge of doorway. Wide baseboard along bottom of edge that has trim at top. Facsimile signature under portrait: "Albert Gallatin". Under that are lines in italics: "From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York. / Entered according to act of Congress A. D. 1862 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N. Y."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.85 W-8.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887), Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849)

Subjects:

Gallatin, Albert