Engraving
- Title:
- John White Geary, Bvt. Major General, Govr. Pennsylvania
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0430
- Creator:
- Henszey Company; Hall, George R.; Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)
- Place of Origin:
- New York City, NY
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Gen. John White Geary (1819-1873). Engraved by George R. Hall. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of a young middle-age man facing left, dark hair, sideburns, full mustache and long beard, dark military coat with 9 decorative buttons showing in two columns, bars on shoulders with two stars on dark background and light border, tailoring around sleeves, dark collar on coat; very slight gray background above shoulder. Facsimile signature beneath portrait: "Jon. W. Geary". Beneath the signature: "JOHN WHITE GEARY, BVT. MAJOR GENERAL, GOVR. PENNSYLVANIA." Below that in italics: "Engd. by Geo. R. Hall, from a Photo. by Henszey Co / Published by Jno. B. Bachelder / NEW YORK". Plate depression across bottom, up left side and across top. Image on a thinner sheet adhered to carrier sheet. Produced by John B. Bachelder for the unpublished Illustrated History of the Battle of Gettysburg, c. 1870.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-14 W-9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Geary, John White, Civil War
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