Engraving

Title:

The Chev. Paul Jones

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0594

Creator:

Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893)

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of John Paul Jones (1747-1792). Engraved by John Chester Buttre (1821-1893). Steel engraving printed on paper. Shoulder length portrait middle age man facing slightly right, small hair below dark cocked hat that has light colored edging and cockade on his left front surface, clean shaven, dark military coat with lighter colored border along front edges, 3 buttons, short raised collar, shoulder boards and epaulets either side, light colored vest, 2 buttons, light colored stock and cravat. Left front border of coat is decorative ribbon with 6-pointed star. Dark gray background around head, figure in upright oval. Oval frame with leaf decoration front. Above frame at top is standing draped figure of young naked male with a helmet, holding a trident in left hand, flag with coiled snake waving from top portion of shaft above hand, text "Dont tread upon me". In figure's right hand are two bolts of lightning above and below hand. Figure is standing on waves of water with gray clouds above water and above figure. On left side of oval frame are several symbols: inverted anchor, mast and sail, spear with single edge point, flag draped through part of anchor with 3 Fleur de Lis. Also below anchor is a coil of rope. Decorative medal of Maltese Cross hanging with center of cross having circle "PRO. Virtuee * BBE." Rope underneath that goes up to frame edge, then falls back down. In center is cloth draped around edge of frame and part of hanging rope: "JOHN PAUL JONES". On outside of that rope "C W Peale". On right side of oval frame other symbols of rifle, rudder board with tiller, long paddle behind it, shaft with plain stylized sail. Through it is a small plain rope that has decorative metal hanging from it of Maltese Cross with loop on top, crossbar of anchor on top. Bottom lobe has crossbar of anchor bottom edge. Has circle in center of cross with 4 balls but no engraving. Below that is rope that hangs down and goes into cloth. On right side "J. C. Buttre." Facsimile signature: "The Chev. Paul-Jones".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-9.75 W-7.3 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Jones, John Paul (1747-1792)

Subjects:

Jones, John Paul