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Etching

Title:
Nicholas Gilman
Object Name:
Etching
Object ID:
2010.501.0442
Creator:
Rosenthal, Albert (1863-1939)
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1888
Description:
Etching. Portrait of Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814). Printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of a young man with light hair, white tied neckpiece and dark uniform coat, facing left; gray background behind shoulders within a rectangular background. . "Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila - 1888 - " printed just below portrait in script. "NICHOLAS GILMAN / Nat. 1762 - Ob. 1814" printed below and "From the Miniature in the possession of the Family" is printed below the dates. Below the frame written in pencil on the left, the letter "k" on the left with the "k" reversed on the right. To the left of the portrait, also pencilled in are two more "k"s similarly reversed. At the bottom handwritten in pencil; "should be 1755 - 1814" and above this in the center " 2 1/8" is written in pencil. At the bottom to the right is written in pencil; " 2 00".
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-10.6 W-7.4 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Gilman, Nicholas
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